llinois  College  of 
Photography 


Effingham,     Illinois 


1905- 1906 


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N  presenting  this  annual  catalogue  of 
the  Illinois  College  of  Photography, 
we  take  the  opportunity  to  extend 
thanks  to  our  friends  who  have 
given  us  their  earnest  support  and 

help  to  make  easy  the  first  steps  in  the  professional 

career  of  our  students. 

It  is  a  school  of  practical  training  under  the 

direction  of  photographers  of  national  reputation. 

Unequaled  facilities  are   afforded   students  for  a 

thorough  course,  and  no  other  school  in  the  world 

of  its  kind  places  its  pupils  before  the  public  under 

such  favorable  auspices. 

Any  additional  information  will  be  gladly 

furnished  on  application  to 

L.  H.  BISSELL,  President 
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Illinois  College 


of 


Photography 


E  f  f  i  ngham,     Illinois 
1905-1906 


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Faculty  and  Officers 


Illinois    College    of    Photography 

and 

Bissell    College   of  Photo-engraving 

LEWIS  H.  BISSELL,  PRESIDENT 
HON.  WM.  B.  WRIGHT,  VICE-PRESIDENT 

Grand  Master  Mason  of  Illinois 

JOHN  A.  RINEHART,  SECRETARY 
HON.  BENSON  WOOD,  TREASURER 

President  Effingham  State  Bank 
Commander  Illinois  G.  A.  R. 

THEODORE  F.  MOCK,  SUPERINTENDENT 

GEORGE  ROSCOE  GRUBB 
Instructor  in  Half-tone  Operating 

A.  V.  LESLIE 
Instructor  in  Three-Color  Work,  Etching  and  Re-etching 

FELIX  RAYMER 
Demonstrator  in  Department  of  Lighting,  Posing,  Composition  and  Flashlight 

CHARLES  W.  FISHER 
Finisher  and  Proofer 

0.  E.  REYNOLDS,  B.  S.,  A.  M. 
Instructor  in  Latest  Approved  Methods  of  Chemistry,  Optics  and  Laboratory  Work 

RUBY  W.  BISSELL 
Department  of  Retouching  and  Etching 

F.  A.  STRICKLAND 
Instructor  in  Department  of  Retouching  and  Etching 

DAVID  J.  COOK 
Instructor  in  Negative  Making,  Process  and  Laboratory  Work 

THEODORE  HOWE 
Instructor  in  Department  of  Carbon  and  Platinotype 

LEON  S.  DUDLEY 
Instructor  in  Department  of  Printing  and  Finishing 

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Our  Motto:      "High  grade  photography" 


THE    HOME    OF    PHOTOGRAPHY 


I  ntroduction 

If  you  will  carefully  read  this  catalogue  you  will  discover  that  the  art  of 
photography  is  one  of  the  most  important  of  the  professions  or  callings.  This  being 
the  case,  you  will  be  interested  to  understand  something  of  the  work,  and  also  of  its 
desirability  as  a  means  of  livelihood.  It  is  the  purpose  of  this  catalogue  to  bring  the 
matter  fairly  before  your  notice.  We  believe  that  if  you  will  give  this  the  time  it 
deserves,  and  carefully  consider  the  claims  of  this  profession,  you  will  freely  admit 
that  the  art  of  photography  offers  inducements  not  excelled  by  any  other  occupation, 
for  it  is  pleasant  as  well  as  profitable.  The  objectionable  features  surrounding  a 
person  in  a  store  or  office  are  not  found  in  photographic  studios,  and  the  comparative 
independence  of  a  person  commanding  a  good  salary  lifts  him  above  the  ordinary 
drudgery  to  be  found  in  most  of  the  trades.  This  college  was  the  first  of  its  kind  in 
the  world  to  stand  the  test  of  time.  Established  in  1893,  it  has  passed  the  stage  of 
experiment.  The  reason  that  there  are  not  more  colleges  of  photography  in  existence 
is  that  it  is  far  more  difficult  to  teach  high-grade  photography  than  it  is  to  practice 
it  after  the  art-science  has  been  mastered.  The  art  itself  is  in  its  infancy,  and  is 
vigorously  reaching  out  into  new  fields  of  usefulness.  Photography  is  indispensable, 
and  at  the  same  time  requires  the  highest  skill.  The  demand  for  good  workmen  in 
this  line  will  never  diminish,  but  must  steadily  increase.  If  you  are  looking  for 
steady  employment  —  attractive  and  at  the  same  time  remunerative  —  you  will 
certainly  make  a  mistake  if  you  do  not  carefully  read  this.  In  case  you  do  not  care 
for  such  an  occupation,  or  at  present  unable  to  avail  yourself  of  it,  you  will  kindly 
hand  this  to  some  friend  who,  you  think,  might  be  interested  in  this  work.-  By  so 
doing  you  may  be  the  means  of  helping  them  to  a  position  of  profit  and  pleasure.  We 
feel  sure  that  if  you  conclude  to  enter  our  college  our  relations  will  be  satisfactory 
and  agreeable,  and  that  in  later  years  you  will  remember  our  institution  as  a  helpful 
and  pleasant  place  —  your  stepping-stone  to  prosperity.  We  send  forth  this  catalogue, 
hoping  that  whether  you  can  come  or  not  it  may  do  you  some  real  good. 


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Ph  o  t ogra phy 
What  It  Is  and  How  It  Is  Dojie 

For  the  benefit  of  those  who  are  not  familiar  with  the  art-science  of 
photography  some  explanation  is  necessary.  When  a  picture  is  taken  with 
a  camera  it  is  made  upon  a  glass  plate,  which,  after  development,  shows  the 
object  in  shades  of  black  and  white  inversely.  This  plate  is  called  the 
negative,  in  which  all  little  imperfections  of  the  skin,  together  with  the 
shadows,  wrinkles  and  facial  blemishes,  are  necessarily  exaggerated,  and 
must  be  overcome  by  hand  work  in  order  to  produce  a  correct  and  pleasing 
picture.  It  is  to  improve  the  picture  by  removing  and  softening  these 
blemishes  that  the  plate  is  sent  to  the "  re-toucher,"  who  works  upon  the 
negative  itself  with  fine  implements.  The  great  secret  why  one  photographer's 
work  is  better  than  that  of  another  lies  in  the  fact  that  he  excels  in 
posing  and  lighting.  The  photographer  who  has  picked  up  his  business  in 
the  ordinary  manner  does  this  work  indifferently  because  he  has  not  learned 
the  best  and  most  modern  methods.  To  become  a  good  workman  in  this 
requires  careful  drilling  by  expert  instructors. 

Photography  possesses  an  educational  as  well  as  a  recreative  value, 
since  some  knowledge  of  chemistry,  physics  and  the  principles  of  art  is 
necessarily  acquired  by  practical  work  with  the  camera,  aside  from  the 
training  in  accuracy  and  observation,  which  are  not  to  be  undervalued. 

Apprenticeship 

In  this  age  one  cannot  learn  to  be  an  up-to-date  photographer  by  serving 
an  apprenticeship  in  a  studio  A  few  of  our  students  are  those  who  have 
paid  some  photographer  to  teach  them,  and  after  a  few  months  have  given 
up  the  work  and  attended  our  college.  The  class  of  people  that  advise  one 
not  to  attend  a  college  show  their  ignorance.  Accepting  such  advice,  a 
person,  to  study  medicine,  law,  the  ministry,  pharmacy  or  dentistry  must 
not  go  to  college,  but  study  with  some  local  practitioner.  There  was  a  time 
when  there  existed  a  prejudice  against  pupils  attending  colleges  of  dentistry, 
medicine,  pharmacy,  law,  etc.  Happily  that  day  has  passed,  and  a  person 
to  engage  in  one  of  these  at  the  present  time  is  compelled  by  the  various 
state  laws  to  pass  a  state  examination.  The  time  is  coming  when  this 
requirement  will  be  made  of  photographers. 

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An  ounce  of  experience  is  sometimes  worth  a  ton  of  theory.  Teaching 
practical,  artistic,  money-making  photography  is  our  life  work. 

Occasionally  local  photographers  will  advise  prospective  students  to 
enter  their  gallery  and  serve  an  apprenticeship  with  them  and  recommend 
their  instruction  as  preferable  to  that  of  nine  or  ten  skilled  instructors  who 
are  specialists  in  their  departments.  A  few  have  done  so  and  afterwards 
regretted  it.  A  student  will  learn  more  high-grade  photography  in  one 
month  in  our  institution  than  in  an  ordinary  gallery  in  one  year. 

We  are  interested  in  that  class  of  students  who  desire  not  only  a 
thorough  photographic  training  but  a  rapid  course  of  study. 

The  I.  C.  of  P.  Course  in  Lighting,  Posing 
and  Composition 

FELIX  RAYMER,  INSTRUCTOR 

There  are  many,  no  doubt,  contemplating  taking  up  the  study  of 
photography  who  have  no  conception  of  the  methods  followed  in  imparting 
this  knowledge.  For  the  benefit  of  those  wishing  to  know  something  of 
our  methods,  we  here  give  a  short  sketch  of  the  students'  study  in  this 
department. 

When  students  first  enroll  with  us  they  are  taken  to  the  skylight  room 
and  there  entered  in  class  D,  where  they  remain  until  the  instructor  has 
ascertained  their  proficiency  in  the  work.  There  may  be  entered  in  this 
class  at  one  time  students  with  absolutely  no  knowledge  of  the  work  and 
others  who  have  had  several  years'  experience,  but  in  a  few  days  those  with 
experience  will  have  shown  their  abilities,  and  will  be  advanced  accordingly 
to  either  C,  B  or  A  classes. 

In  the  D  class  there  is  nothing  taught  but  the  principles  of  "plain"  or 
broad  lighting.  There  is  no  consideration  taken  of  position  or  effect  on 
each  individual  face,  in  this  class,  as  we  wish  the  student  to  first  understand 
lighting  before  going  into  posing. 

In  class  C  the  student  is  advanced  to  another  lighting,  the  Rembrandt. 
In  this  class,  as  in  D,  lighting  alone  is  taught.  In  class  B  we  teach  the 
fancy  lightings,  known  as  shadow  and  line  effects.  In  this  class  we  also 
take  up  the  Inglis  method  of  lighting,  which  photographers  have  thought  so 
much  of  for  the  past  few  years. 

Class  A  is  the  advanced  class,  and  in  this  class  we  teach  the  student 
the  lighting  of  each  individual  face.  Every  subject  is  posed  for  the  best 

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view  of  the  face  or  body.  The  student  is  taught  to  shorten  long  noses,  long 
necks,  to  improve  the  appearance  of  hollow  cheeks,  thicken  thin  eyebrows,  thin 
hair,  change  the  expression  of  the  mouth  and  eyes,  straighten  round  shoulders, 
to  increase  the  character  marked  in  the  face  or  reduce  its  prominence.  In 
fact,  in  this  class  the  student  reviews  all  he  has  been  taught  prior  to  entering 
it,  and  at  the  same  time  is  given  new  instructions  each  day. 

In  all  of  these  classes  the  student  performs  the  actual  work.  The 
instructor  merely  suggests  and  holds  the  student  at  that  suggestion  until  it 
is  successfully  carried  out. 

There  are  many  who  wonder  how  we  can  teach  so  much  in  the  time  we 
do.  But  when  one  considers  that  the  student  sees  and  helps  to  make  up  at 
least  twenty-five  lightings  daily,  and  hears  the  criticism  and  suggestions 
made  by  the  instructor  on  all  of  these  lightings,  it  is  not  so  much  a  matter 
of  wonder  after  all. 

After  the  student  has  reached  the  B  class  he  is  placed  more  or  less  on 
his  own  resources;  that  is,  he  is  allowed  the  use  of  one  of  the  skylight  rooms, 
and  makes  his  lightings  of  his  subject  without  instruction. 

After  the  plates  are  developed  they  are  brought  to  the  instructor  in 
charge  of  the  Operating  Department  and  criticised.  But  this  "special  time" 
in  no  way  interferes  with  the  class  work,  as  classes  are  held  every  day. 

We  have  a  class  that  will  suit  all,  it  matters  not  whether  they  are 
experienced  or  otherwise. 

Photographic  Operators 

In  photography,  one  of  the  points  of  the  operator's  work  is  the  proper 
lighting  of  his  subject,  and  a  thorough  insight  into  this  branch  is  indispen- 
sable, as  he  has  to  deal  largely  with  lights  and  shadows.  It  is  our  aim  to 
give  the  student  all  needed  instruction  in  this  as  well  as  other  branches  of 
the  business. 

One  among  the  most  important  subjects  in  the  whole  range  of  photo- 
graphic study  is  that  of  lighting  and  composition.  Without  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  this  branch,  no  one  can  be  a  successful  artist.  Among  the 
various  artistic  lightings  we  teach  are:  Plain  light,  Rembrandt,  Inglis,  line, 
Sarony,  and  Heatherington,  circular  composition  and  pyramidal  grouping. 
We  also  teach  how  to  light  skillfully  so  as  to  treat  features  to  best  advan- 
tage, such  as  long  faces,  pug  noses,  large  eyes,  large  ears,  hands  and  feet, 
hollow  cheeks,  high  cheek  bones,  etc.  To  be  successful  all  these  must  be 
understood. 

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I.  C.  of  P.  Course  in  Practical  Negative  Making 

DAVID  J.  COOK,  INSTRUCTOR 

This  department  has  for  its  aim  the  ideal  negative,  and  to  this  end  both 
the  science  and  practice  are  taught,  thus  enabling  the  student  to  rank  with 
the  better  workers  of  the  times. 

The  very  art  of  photography  is  based  upon  the  science  of  chemistry. 
And  the  manipulation  of  that  wonder  to  modern  science,  the  photographic 
dry  plate,  the  most  highly  sensitive  compound  known  to  chemistry,  so 
delicately  constructed  as  to  even  eclipse  the  eye  in  seeing,  becomes  one  of 
the  vitals  in  photography — the  making  of  the  negative. 

Many  photographers  are  content  in  their  belief  that  the  process  of 
development  is  simply  to  make  visible  the  latent  image,  but  this  does  not 
satisfy  the  progressive  and  ambitious,  who  must  and  will  know  the  why  and 
wherefore. 

Development  is  something  more  than  the  bringing  out  of  mere  outlines 
and  getting  density.  It  is  the  rendering  of  those  delicate  gradations  and 
scales  of  perfect  intensity,  corresponding  in  every  detail  to  that  which  we 
see  upon  the  ground  glass,  and  giving  to  the  print  that  effect  which  will 
best  interpret  the  character  and  individuality  of  the  sitter. 

A  poor  negative  will  make  a  poor  print,  but  an  incorrect  or  otherwise 
illy  managed  exposure,  when  manipulated  by  one  who  thoroughly  understands 
the  chemistry  of  development,  may  be  and  is  made  to  produce  much  better 
results  than  if  handled  by  incompetent  workmen. 

In  our  teachings  we  endeavor  to  inculcate  the  principles  and  manipula- 
tions of  the  standard  make  of  dry  plates  under  every  condition,  and  in 
their  varied  effects  and  defects.  Under  and  over  exposure,  under  and  over 
development,  density,  intensity,  softness,  brilliancy,  transparency,  contrast, 
flat  lightings,  harsh  lightings,  light  effects,  dark  effects,  groups,  softening 
of  film,  weakness  of  image,  slowness  of  development,  fogs,  spots,  lines  and 
granularity,  etc. 

To  facilitate  instruction  the  students  are  divided  into  classes  D,  C,  B 
and  A.  Class  D  is  composed  of  new  students  who  have  been  enrolled  from 
one  to  thirty  days.  They  are  required  to  devote  fifteen  hours  per  week  in 
the  laboratory  to  chemistry  and  practical  negative  making.  The  student  as 
enrolled  is  given  individual  and  private  attention,  and  then  transferred 
to  the  class  where  instruction  becomes  general,  thereby,  through  the  system 
of  comparison  and  criticism,  the  student  has  the  advantage  of  viewing  and 
profiting  by  the  mistakes  of  others.  The  student  is  required  to  show  suitable 

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proficiency  before  entering  into  the  higher  classes,  thus  insuring  at  the  start 
his  fitness  for  and  thorough  understanding  of  the  fundamental  and  scientific 
principles  of  negative  making. 

The  C,  B  and  A  classes  are  required  to  spend  at  least  six  hours  per 
week  in  practical  negative  making.  They  are  taught  the  after-treatment 
of  the  negative  pertaining  to  that  particular  printing  process  chosen.  They 
are  also  given  close  attention,  criticism  and  individual  instruction,  thus 
enabling  them  to  gain  practice  and  perfection  in  what  has  been  previously 
taught  them  in  the  lower  grades. 

All  students  are  required  to  attend  one  demonstration  per  day  in  this 
department.  These  embrace  such  topics  as  the  ideal  negative,  what  it  is; 
the  dry  plate  and  its  manufacture;  the  chemical  effect  of  light  upon  the 
sensitive  salts  of  silver;  the  chemistry  of  development;  modern  reducing 
agents  compared;  the  properties  of  developers  demonstrated  and  explained; 
manipulatory  methods  as  popularly  practiced;  fixing,  washing  and  the  after- 
treatment  of  the  negative,  color  photography,  orthochromatic,  ischomatic, 
non-halation,  double  coated  and  backed  plates,  mixing  of  chemicals  and 
compounding  solutions,  and  the  manufacture  and  properties  of  all  chemicals 
used  in  the  preparation  of  the  dry  plate  and  in  development,  fixing,  etc. 

Everything  is  done  to  thoroughly  equip  the  student  for  practical  and 
scientific  work.  Technically  speaking,  practice  and  theory  are  close  akin — 
practice  developes  theory  and  theory  makes  practice  perfect. 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  justly  claims  to  have  the  most 
complete  and  practical  method  of  instruction  and  the  best  laboratory  and 
developing  room  in  the  United  States,  which  is  efficiently  presided  over  by 
a  practical  and  scientific  demonstrator. 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  Course  in  the 
Art  of  Retouching 

In  this  department  we  take  for  our  model  a  negative  which  has  been 
retouched  in  such  a  manner  that,  as  to  modeling,  the  character  of  the 
original  has  been  retained,  with  such  improvement  as  to  details  as  good 
taste  would  dictate,  and  as  are  made  necessary  by  the  seeming  exaggerations 
of  the  camera.  In  addition  to  this  shaping,  we  would  have  a  clear, 
transparent  texture  which  blends  harmoniously  from  one  tint  to  another;  a 
texture  which  seems  rather  to  have  been  breathed  onto  the  flesh  tints  than 
to  have  been  placed  there  with  the  pencil. 

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This  department  is  divided  into  four  classes.  The  classes  of  A  and  B  are 
on  the  first  retouching  floor  and  those  of  the  C  and  D  on  the  second.  In 
this  department  the  student  is  taught  what  constitutes  retouching,  the 
materials  that  are  used  and  first  lesson  in  modeling,  technique,  stippling, 
spotting  and  etching.  In  classes  A  and  B  these  lessons  are  carried  still 
farther.  Also  the  best  method  of  modeling  each  feature,  together  with  the 
location  of  shadows  and  furrows  which  the  various  expressions  produce  and 
the  modification  of  these  same  variations,  so  that  with  a  reasonable  amount 
of  time  and  practice  the  student  becomes  a  proficient  retoucher. 

Throughout  the  entire  retouching  department,  individual  desks  with 
locker  and  negative  racks  are  assigned  to  each  student  for  the  time  they 
are  in  attendance  at  the  college. 

Individual  instruction  is  given  to  each  student,  both  by  object  and 
verbal  lessons  on  the  negative. 


Etching 


Until  a  few  years  ago  the  practice  of  etching  negatives  was  restricted 
to  a  few  select  studios. 

Today,  the  retoucher  who  cannot  skillfully  apply  the  etching  tool  is  of 
little  value  to  the  progressive  employer. 

Many  negatives,  apparently  showing  few  of  the  artistic  details  that  go 
to  make  up  the  perfect  photograph,  can  be  etched  to  give  excellent  drawing 
quality,  without  marring  the  likeness  in  the  least. 

The  operator  often  takes  risks  in  obtaining  better  positions  of  the 
subject — or  a  superior  lighting — trusting  the  etcher  to  carry  out  the  idea 
contemplated  when  making  the  negative. 

The  Unrivaled  Carbon 

Whose  Beauty,  Artistic  Value  and  Absolute   Permanence  Have  Never  Been 

Equaled  by  Any  Other  Process,  Today  Holds  a  More  Exalted  Rank, 

and  Is  Sought  After  with  More  Enthusiasm  than  Ever. 

THEODORE  HOWE,  INSTRUCTOR 

Carbon  pictures  are  the  real  art  gems  of  photography  which,  like 
diamonds  and  rubies,  for  brilliancy  and  purity  of  tone  have  never  been 
equaled  by  any  known  process. 

Vast  sums  of  money  have  been  spent  in  the  past  in  a  fruitless  endeavor 
to  make  pictures  that  would  at  least  approach  the  carbon  in  appearance,  if 

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not  in  permanence,  but  as  yet  all  efforts  have  proven  a  failure,  and  the 
carbon  picture,  as  ever,  is  looked  up  to  as  the  acme  of  perfection,  and  today 
stands  unrivaled  and  alone. 

Carbon  is  universal  and  the  most  capable  process  on  account  of  the  wide 
range  of  color  available,  and  its  adaptability  to  all  grades  of  work  from 
all  kinds  of  negatives,  and  for  all  classes  of  subjects,  whether  it  be  portrait 
landscape,  animal  photography,  or  still  life,  the  tone  or  color  as  well  as  the 
surface  and  texture  of  the  support  may  be  chosen  to  suit  the  subjects. 

A  moment's  reflection  will  convince  the  intending  carbon  printer  of  the 
advisability  of  adopting  this  valuable  process  for  his  better  class  of  work. 

The  make-up  of  a  carbon  picture,  correctly  speaking,  is  a  photograph 
in  pigment — a  deposit  in  paint  or  coloring  matter  incorporated  in  a  gelatine 
film,  which  by  chemical  action  has  been  made  insoluble  or  transformed  into 
a  sort  of  leather  or  vellum,  and  is  therefore  the  most  permanent  picture  made. 

In  it  we  have  the  most  perfect  rendering  of  values,  and  of  every 
minute  detail  in  the  various  parts  of  the  negative,  with  results  that  are 
artistic  and  most  exquisitely  beautiful. 

They  are  made  in  about  fifteen  different  colors,  of  which  the  warm 
black,  sepia,  engraving  black,  purple,  brown,  red  chalk  and  sea  green  are 
the  most  popular  shades  in  use  at  the  present  time. 

The  supports  used  are  paper,  celluloid,  porcelain,  ivory  and  opal  glass. 
Porcelain  and  ivory  are  at  present  much  used  for  miniatures;  paper,  celluloid 
and  opal  glass  for  portraiture,  and  rough  surface  and  etching  paper  for  views. 

The  enthusiasm  created  by  the  carbon  exhibits  at  the  recent  conventions 
and  salons  by  such  men  as  Pirie  MacDonald,  Pierce,  Flodin,  Schumacher, 
Stein,  Steffens,  Rosch,  Strauss,  Steckle,  and  others  too  numerous  to  mention, 
has  awakened  an  interest  all  over  the  country,  and  it  is  safe  to  believe  that 
the  greater  part  of  the  exhibits  at  the  coming  convention  will  be  carbons. 
Therefore,  all  persons  taking  up  photography  should  learn  the  carbon 
process,  and  should  be  sure  to  begin  right.  Do  not  follow  the  directions 
given  in  old  and  out-of-date  manuals;  you  cannot  afford  to  experiment  with 
some  crude  and  obsolete  process  and  become  discouraged.  To  begin  right 
you  must  employ  the  newest  and  best  methods,  and  you  will  at  once  become 
a  successful  carbon  printer.  The  pleasure  and  satisfaction  you  will  derive 
from  your  first  efforts  in  carbon  printing  will  be  a  lavishing  compensation 
for  your  trouble.  After  that  you  will  derive  sufficient  pleasure  and 
remuneration  from  your  works  to  prove  to  your  utmost  satisfaction  that 
carbon  is  the  coming  picture. 

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No  other  institute  offers  better  advantages  for  learning  this  process 
than  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  which  has  a  fully  equipped  and 
up-to-date  carbon  department,  under  the  supervision  of  competent  and 
thorough  instructors. 

NOTE— It  might  be  of  interest  to  our  readers  to  know  that  the  importers  in  New  York 
inform  us  we  are  the  largest  consumers  of  carbon  material  in  America. 


A  first  class  photographer  will  not  take  an  apprentice.  Good 
photographers  have  all  the  work  they  can  attend  to.  Some  attempt  to 
learn  photography  in  a  studio  and  find  they  are  expected  to  do  the  studio 
drudgery  and  perform  all  the  odd  jobs  about  the  place.  While  this  is 
possible  for  a  young  man,  it  is  altogether  impracticable  for  a  lady  to  take  a 
position  under  these  conditions  and  derive  any  benefit  therefrom. 
Occasionally  an  opportunity  is  offered  to  learn  something  of  the  real 
business,  but  it  is  fragmentary  and  unsatisfactory.  A  photographer  will 
give  only  an  occasional  suggestion,  thus  allowing  the  student  to  fall  into 
errors  serious  in  their  results.  In  a  year  or  two  such  an  apprentice,  if  he 
has  any  natural  aptitude,  may  acquire  enough  of  the  business  to  get 
employment  w  ith  some  third-rate  photographer.  The  advantage  over  this  of 
a  genuine  course  of  study  is  apparent.  Our  instructors  are  secured  with 
especial  reference  to  their  ability  to  teach  the  art,  and  are  continually 
guiding  the  progress  of  the  student.  The  smallest  detail  of  the  student's 
work  is  watched,  and  all  necessary  hints  and  helps  afforded,  thus  fitting  him 
in  the  shortest  possible  time  to  do  the  best  work. 

An  Extract  from  the  Ladies'  Home  Journal 
The  following,  taken  from  the  above  journal,  is  from  the  pen  of 

E.  Louise  Liddell: 

"A  NEAT  AVOCATION  FOR  WOMEN. 

"A  woman's  natural  delicacy  of  touch  is  scarcely  anywhere  more 
valuable  than  in  the  retouching  of  photographic  negatives,  an  occupation 
which  women  find  pleasant  and  profitable.  A  negative,  in  all  the  finer 
kinds  of  photography,  is  a  plate  glass,  specially  prepared,  on  which  the 
image  of  the  one  photographed  appears  inversely;  all  the  light  portions, 
face,  hands,  etc.,  appearing  dark  or  black,  while  what  is  to  appear  dark  in 
the  finished  picture  appears  light  or  white.  Wrinkles  or  facial  blemishes 
are  often  greatly  exaggerated,  and  appear  in  the  negative  perfectly  white. 

"It  is  to  improve  the  picture  by  removing  or  softening  these  blemishes 
that  the  plate  is  sent  to  the  'retoucher.'  The  Drocess  consists  in  filling  in 

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with  skillful  touches  of  a  fine-pointed  pencil,  all  the  inequalities  and 
irregularities  of  the  surface,  molding  and  smoothing  the  face  as  much  as 
desirable,  while  preserving  the  likeness.  The  retouched  plates  are  sent  back 
to  the  photographer,  who  makes  the  prints  from  them. 

"  The  work  is  not  difficult  to  learn.  One  girl  of  my  acquaintance  took 
a  dozen  lessons,  and  in  six  weeks  from  the  time  she  took  her  first 
instructions  she  was  able  to  obtain  negatives  from  a  studio  at  very  fair 
pay,  and  in  the  busy  season  was  offered  more  work  than  she  could  do. 
Her  case  may  have  been  exceptional,  but  I  think  that  any  bright  woman 
can  become  a  fair  retoucher  in  three  months'  practice. 

"An  outfit  for  doing  '  piece-work,'  as  work  taken  from  the  photograph 
studio  is  called,  may  be  provided  at  small  expense.  A  retoucher's  desk 
costs  from  five  dollars  up,  but  one  may  be  made  by  anyone  handy  with  tools 
for  much  less. 

"  The  pay  for  negatives  taken  away  from  the  gallery  is  from  twenty 
cents  to  one  dollar  each  for  '  cabinets,'  and  more  or  less  for  other  plates, 
according  to  size.  Eight  to  ten  negatives  is  a  fair  day's  work,  though  a 
retoucher  in  a  studio  will  sometimes  do  a  half  dozen  or  more  negatives  in 
the  evening,  besides  the  regular  day's  work.  But  this  is,  of  course, 
exceptional.  A  first-class  operator  or  retoucher,  regularly  employed, 
commands  a  salary  of  from  $15  to  $40  a  week,  some  as  high  as  $65  a  week. 
If  a  woman  be  so  situated  that  she  cannot  leave  home,  she  may  earn  many 
a  dollar  at  '  piece-work,'  as  there  is  always  a  demand  for  extra  help  at 
retouching. 

"  While  I  think  I  am  safe  in  stating  my  opinion  that  a  really  first-class 
operator  or  retoucher  can  always  find  work  at  a  reasonable  remuneration,  it 
is  naturally  not  to  be  expected  that  every  person  who  desires  employment 
can  become  an  expert.  But  the  work  is  of  a  sort  specially  adapted  to 
women/' 


NOTE— The  advantages  of  taking  a  course  of  instructions  in  a  college  devoted  to  the  work 
are  greatly  superior  to  the  method  suggested  in  the  above  article,  which  is  fully  explained 
in  this  catalogue  under  the  heading,  "Why  Such  a  College  Is  Necessary,"  on  page  14. 


Photography  Compared  with  Other  Professions 
and  Trades 

This  work  is  intensely  fascinating;  becoming  a  pleasure  to  all  devoting 
their  time  to  it,  and  is  suited  to  both  sexes.  There  is  always  a  demand  for 
good  retouchers,  printers  and  operators;  every  issue  of  our  art  publications 

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contains  offers  of  situations,  and  the  daily  papers  of  cities  often  contain 
similar  advertisements.  Traveling  men  for  photographic  stock  houses  are 
continually  looking  for  operators  and  retouchers  to  fill  positions  for  their 
customers,  and  the  supply  is  not  equal  to  the  demand.  Compare  this  to 
bookkeeping,  stenography  and  other  trades  we  might  mention,  and  the 
difference  is  obvious.  Hundreds  of  schools  are  teaching  medicine,  law, 
bookkeeping  and  kindred  branches,  turning  out  students  in  excess  of  the 
demand,  while  to  the  best  of  our  knowledge  this  is  the  only  college  in  the 
world  devoted  exclusively  to  this  work.  The  demand  now  is  for  specialists. 
The  day  of  the  jack-of-all-trades  is  past.  In  the  light  of  these  facts  it  will 
be  seen  that  few  other  special  callings  have  so  many  promising  elements. 
We  therefore  claim  these  three  things:  First.  We  can  in  a  much  shorter 
space  of  time  fit  a  person  to  enter  upon  a  paying  position  than  according  to 
the  ordinary  methods.  Second.  A  course  of  instruction  in  our  school  gives 
the  student  the  widest  scope  of  qualifications — all  branches  of  the  work, 
including  carbon  and  platinotype,  as  well  as  other  branches  of  the  photographic 
art.  Third.  These  are  all  taught  according  to  the  latest  and  most  approved 
methods,  and  with  the  view  of  turning  out  the  very  best  workmen.  The 
business  itself  has  an  elevating  and  ennobling  tendency,  and  is  calculated 
to  develop  the  best  traits  of  character.  How  many  other  trades  and 
professions  can  honestly  lay  claim  to  so  many  advantages?  The  instruction 
furnished  in  schools  devoted  to  other  professions  and  trades  is,  of  necessity, 
more  or  less  theoretical  in  its  nature.  With  us  a  student  in  a  short  time  is 
able  to  work  in  actual  business  that  pays  him  something,  and  at  the  same 
time  gives  him  the  necessary  practice  to  command  a  position  immediately 
upon  completing  the  course. 

Practical  Business  Training  the  Commanding 
Influence  of  the  Age 

"Every  man  is  the  architect  of  his  own  fortune" — Proverb. 

This  is  a  commercial  age  and  a  commercial  nation.  The  essential 
requirement  of  the  hour  is  a  knowledge  of  some  line  of  business.  The 
ignorant  are  crowded  to  the  wall  to  make  room  for  the  live,  active,  vigorous 
young  men  and  women  who  possess  the  keenness  of  intellect  and  readiness 
of  comprehension  resulting  from  a  thorough  business  training.  Practical 
knowledge  is  marketable  and  has  a  commercial  value.  It  is  always  in 

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demand,  but  the  price  paid  for  it  depends  upon  its  quality.     The  best  article 
commands  the  highest  figure.     The  difference  between  the  rich  and  the  poor, 
the  exalted  and  the  lowly,  the  known  and  the  unknown,  is  mainly  difference 
in  knowledge.    Education  is  a  wondrous  power.     It  opens  up  the  highway 
to  prosperity.     Through  its  potent  influence  many  a  boy  and  girl  has  been 
raised    from   a  state   of 
timidity   and   diffidence 
into   the  fullness   of 
business    capacity,    self- 
confidence    and    general 
development  which  mark 
the  well-balanced  and 
capable  young  man  and 
young  woman.    To  learn 
a  profession  or  trade   is 
the   best   investment  a 
person  can   make.    It  is 
productive  of  immediate 
and    gratifying  returns. 
It  can  be  applied  to  a  great 
manypurposesandagreat      PHOTOGRAPHIC  ART  CLUB  ROOMS 
many  ways.     It  is  avail- 
able at  all  times  and  under  all  circumstances.     It  improves  with  age.    The 
longer  it  is  used  and  the  older  one  grows  the  greater  the  income  it  produces. 
It   is  better  than  capital,  because  it  cannot   be  taken   away.     Business 
knowledge  is  the  only  means  by  which  wealth  can  be  acquired.     It  is  the 
only  safeguard  which  can  secure  the  preservation  of  other  possessions,  for 
without  business  capacity  riches  melt  rapidly  away. 


Our      College 


This  is  the  pioneer  college  of  photography  of  the  country,  devoted 
exclusively  to  teaching  this  art,  and  was  founded  by  L.  H.  Bissell,  who  has 
had  many  years'  experience  in  technical  school  work. 

Our  methods  are  those  practiced  by  the  best  artists  of  the  world.  As 
our  special  line  of  work  is  teaching  photography,  we  are  continually 
watching  the  development  of  the  art  for  new  and  valuable  methods.  Our 
teachers  are  first-class  and  practical,  giving  individual  instruction,  and  our 
course  is  so  arranged  and  systematized  as  to  produce  the  best  workmen  in 

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the  shortest  possible  time,  so  that  after  completing  our  course  you  will  be 
certain  of  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  work,  and  will  be  competent,  if  you 
apply  yourself,  to  fill  a  position  in  any  of  the  best  plants.  In  the  college, 
occupying  forty-four 
rooms  in  the  different 
departments,  we  have 
three  thoroughly  equipped 
operating  rooms  in  Rem- 
brandt Hall,  single  and 
double  slant  skylights. 
Our  studios  are  fitted 
throughout  with  the 
finest  apparata,  Dall- 
meyer,  Voigtlaender, 
Cooke,  and  other  first- 
class  lenses,  which  are  at 
all  times  at  the  service  of 
the  students.  It  is  our 
aim  to  give  our  students 

CORNER  OF  THE  FACULTY  ROOM 

a  general  insight  into  the 

entire  business  of  all  branches  required  in  a  first  class  studio,  and  students 
are  given  instruction  in  any  or  all  branches  without  extra  charge,  if  they  so 
desire.  As  we  are  constantly  turning  out  the  finest  work,  and  as  each 
department  is  under  the  direction  of  competent  and  skilled  workmen,  the 
knowledge  gained  in  our  college  is  thoroughly  practical,  and  we  guarantee  to 
make  good  workmen  of  all  who  have  ordinary  ability  and  will  apply  themselves. 

Interested  parties  are  cordially  invited  to  visit  and  investigate  our 
college.  A  well-selected  library  of  standard  works  on  photography  and 
kindred  subjects  are  accessible  to  all  students  in  the  school;  also  the  leading 
photographic  periodicals  of  the  day. 

We  have  in  connection  with  the  college  the  Photographic  Art  Club, 
which  meets  at  regular  intervals  in  the  assembly  r6om  of  the  college.  The 
meetings  are  very  instructive  and  entertaining. 


Management 


The  school  is  under  the  direction  of  photographers  of  recognized 
ability,  and  no  pains  will  be  spared  to  make  the  student's  course  a  real 
benefit.  Regular  hours  for  instruction  are  observed,  and  careful  attention 

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is  given  to  their  social  relations.  Our  regulations,  being  simple,  are  not 
burdensome  to  the  well-disposed  person,  and  are  only  such  as  are  necessary 
to  produce  the  best  results. 

Certificates  are  required  as  to  character,  and  all  persons  who  do  not 
properly  conduct  themselves  will  be  dismissed.  We  always  take  pleasure 
in  corresponding  fully  with  parents  as  to  the  student's  progress,  and  require 
teachers  to  make  monthly  report  of  the  standing  of  pupils,  and  reserve  the 
right  to  forward  the  same  to  parents. 

As  to  our  responsibility  would  refer  you  to  Dun,  Bradstreet,  any 
mercantile  agency,  or  any  Photographic  Magazine. 

The    College    Buildings 

The  college  buildings,  located  in  the  midst  of  a  large  grove  of  natural 
forest  trees,  in  the  most  attractive  part  of  the  city,  are  admirably  adapted 
to  school  purposes. 

The  main  building,  Garnet  Hall,  is  a  handsome,  substantial  edifice  of 
Virginia  brownstone,  pressed  brick  and  New  York  red  slate,  heated  by  steam 
and  lighted  by  gas  and 
electricity,  and  is 
abundantly  equipped 
with  the  most 
approved  sanitary 
appointments  Spa- 
cious halls  and  long, 
covered  verandas 
abound,  where  the 
students  may  find 
recreation  and  enjoy- 
ment when  the  weather 
is  unfavorable  for  golf, 
football,  baseball, 
bicycling,  tennis, 
croquet,  etc.  Every 
room  is  well  lighted, 
well  ventilated  and  comfortably  furnished.  Besides  being  heated  by 
steam,  the  rooms  are  also  supplied  with  open  grates,  which  insure  their 
perfect  ventilation,  and  materially  add  to  their  comfortableness  and 
cheerfulness.  For  those  musically  inclined,  the  buildings  are  equipped  with 

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UNDER    THE    SKYLIGHT 


Steinway   pianos.     Many  of  "Love  light  and  find  knowledge" 

our  students  are  musicians 
and  these  find  great  pleasure 
in  the  college  orchestra,  which 
is  composed  of  students  and 
instructors.  This  is  a  very 
popular  feature  of  the  school 
with  all  of  the  students,  and 
is  a  great  factor  in  enter- 
tainments, receptions,  etc., 
that  are  held  at  the  college. 
Nothing  is  lacking  to  give  the  pupils  all  the  comforts  and  conveniences  of  a 
well-ordered  and  elegant  home. 

Rembrandt  Hall,  recently  completed,  has  every  photographic  and 
sanitary  accessory  and  effect.  Here  are  located  the  laboratories,  printing 
departments,  assembly  rooms,  studios,  finishing  departments,  etc.,  comprising 
every  photographic  convenience  that  could  be  desired.  The  studios  in 
Rembrandt  Hall  are  fitted  with  two  magnificent  ground-glass  north  skylights, 
where  students  are  taught  to  manipulate  both  the  single  and  double 
slant  lights. 

The  college  campus,  consisting  of  a  beautiful  lawn  of  several  acres, 
bounded  by  streets  on  three  sides,  is  in  pleasant  walking  distance  of  all  the 
principal  churches  in  the  city. 

The  halls  are  situated  adjacent  to  Bliss  Park,  which  is  a  delightful 
recreation  ground  for  the  students.  Directly  through  the  park  to  the  west 
is  situated  Austin  College,  which  has  collegiate,  normal,  music  and  business 
courses.  Frequently  a  student  enrolls  at  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography, 
and  a  brother  or  sister  enrolls  for  a  course  at  Austin  College.  Their 
catalogue  can  be  secured  by  writing  them. 

All  visitors,  whether  they  intend  to  take  up  the  work  or  not,  receive  a 
cordial  welcome,  and  our  buildings  are  open  for  inspection  at  any  time  and 
by  anybody.  The  superintendent  will  gladly  take  parties  through  the 
institution  and  show  them  our  equipment. 

Advantages  of  Effingham,  Illinois,  Our  Location 

In  seeking  a  location  for  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  no 
better  site  could  have  been  selected  than  the  city  of  Effingham,  a  place  that 
is  noted  for  the  high  moral  standing  of  its  citizens,  a  people  whose  hospitality 

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is  unbounded,  and  whose  every  sympathy  is  enlisted  in  the  grand  and  ncble 
work.  It  is  such  a  place  as  that  to  which  you  have  often  wished  to  go — a 
place  where  interest  lies.  The  good  influences  that  are  brought  to  bear 
upon  you,  the  moral  tone  of  the  community  and  the  kindness  of  the  people, 
surely  prove  to  us  "one  touch  of  nature  makes  the  whole  world  kin." 

Eifingham  is  the  county-seat  of  Effingham  County,  located  200  miles 
south  of  Chicago,  100  miles  east  of  St.  Louis.  It  is  660  feet  above  the  sea 
level,  has  a  mild  and  delightful  climate,  and  is  one  of  the  most  healthful 
cities  in  the  Central  West.  Four  great  railroads  center  here,  viz:  The 
Illinois  Central,  the  Vandalia,  the  Wabash,  and  the  St.  Louis,  Indianapolis 
and  Eastern.  Forty  passenger  trains  enter  and  leave  Effingham  daily, 
making  it  very  convenient  for  the  traveling  public.  Religious  denominations 
are  well  represented,  and  Effingham,  as  an  educational  point,  is  the  queen 
city  of  Illinois,  having  public  and  high  schools,  Catholic  and  Lutheran 
schools,  St.  Joseph  College  (two  and  one-half  miles  from  city  limits),  Austin 
College,  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  and  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo- 
engraving. The  hundreds  of  students  from  all  parts  of  the  country  are 
provided  with  the  best  social  advantages  and  are  placed  in  respectable 
private  families,  with  whom  the  management  are  personally  acquainted  and 
where  the  pupils  have  all  the  comforts  of  a  home  at  moderate  rates. 
Pleasant  and  elevating  companions,  together  with  the  best  of  amusement  and 
entertainments,  are  everywhere  present.  Effingham  has  from  the  beginning 
realized  the  fruitful  doctrine  of  modern  education — that  "one  learns  best 
what  he  learns  with  pleasure." 

Good  Pay 

Photography  is  an  art  that 
commands  good  pay,  is  an  accom- 
plishment that  any  one  should  be 
proud  of,  but,  like  all  other  good 
things  in  this  world,  costs  some- 
thing in  both  time  and  energy. 
Still,  we  have  had  no  student  of 
ordinary  intelligence  who  would 
apply  himself  to  the  same  extent  as 
is  necessary  in  acquiring  knowledge 

in  the  common  school  branches,  who  did  not  make  a  good  workman. 
It  is  dangerous  to  postpone  your  education.  The  only  sure  way  of 

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A    QUIET    CORNER    FOR    THOUGHT 


obtaining  a  thorough 
training  for  business  is  to 
begin  your  studies  now 
while  you  have  a  chance. 
You  can  probably  come 
this  year  better  than  at 
any  future  time.  The 
sooner  you  begin,  the 
sooner  you  will  be  ready 
for  a  good  position,  or  to  go 
into  business  for  yourself* 
To  students  wanting 
positions,  retouching, 
printing  and  operating 
are  the  most  important 
branches. 

We  advance  our  students  as  fast  as  they  are  individually  capable  of 
taking  up  the  work.  In  other  words,  students  at  our  institution  could  do 
special  work  and  they  will  get  credit  for  such  work  as  done,  and  will  be 
advanced  accordingly. 

Cordial    Co-operation    and    Sympathy 

The  teachers  are  in  cordial  sympathy  with  all  students  who  are 
ambitious  to  prepare  for  wider  fields  of  usefulness.  They  always  interest 
themselves  warmly  and  actively  in  behalf  of  every  aspiring  pupil,  and  put 
forth  their  best  endeavors  to  assist  the  students  under  their  care  to  qualify 
for  more  remunerative  employment  and  a  more  honored  place  in  the  business 
community.  People  who  are  industrious  and  ambitious,  and  who  wish  to 
place  themselves  under  instructors  who  are  thoroughly  imbued  with  the 
importance  of  the  duties  devolving  upon  them,  will  appreciate  the  intelligent 
instruction  and  hearty  sympathy  and  co-operation  of  the  teachers.  Those 
who  are  thoroughly  in  earnest,  and  prepared  to  enter  upon  their  work  in 
proper  spirit,  will  be  more  than  satisfied  with  the  very  unusual  facilities 
provided,  and  will  feel  that  their  course  has  been  productive  of  more  than 
ordinary  pleasure  and  profit.  All  who  wish  to  avail  themselves  of  the 
excellent  advantages  offered  by  the  superior  course  of  training  arranged  by 
the  college  for  the  benefit  of  the  enterprising  and  ambitious  people  will 
be  cordially  welcomed,  and  given  a  thorough  and  practical  preparation. 

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If  a  student  is  taken  sick  or  called  away  for  any  reason  he  will  receive 
a  due  bill  for  the  balance  of  his  course  and  can  return  and  finish  it  at  any 
future  time  without  additional  expense. 

One  fact  is  worth  a  thousand  theories,  and  it  is  on  this  basis  that  we 
teach  high-grade  photography.  The  average  student's  stay  with  us  is 
too  short  to  dwell  long  on  the  theoretical  side  of  photography.  Had 
they  time  to  put  in  years  at  the  work,  as  in  some  professions,  it  would  be 
different.  We  make  changes  from  time  to  time  in  the  work,  when  we  feel 
that  it  is  to  the  student's  advantage,  and  as  fast  as  new  processes  come  out 
we  take  them  up. 

Photography  is  a  life  study,  the  same  as  law,  medicine,  dentistry, 
etc.,  and  we  teach  the  elementary  as  well  as  the  advanced  work.  The 
information  that  is  gained  is  put  into  practice  over  and  over  again  each  day 

during  the  student's  stay  with  us. 

• 

A  lawyer,  walking  down  the  streets  of  Boston,  was  accosted  by  a 
business  man,  who  asked  him  a  question.  It  was  answered  in  ten  words. 
The  fee  of  fifty  dollars  was  paid.  "That  brief  answer  was  worth  fifty 
thousand  dollars  to  me,"  said  the  business  man.  "And  it  cost  me  three 
years  of  research  and  a  lost  case,"  said  the  lawyer.  It  is  the  same  in 
photography.  It  is  not  the  length  of  time  that  we  give  instruction,  but 
what  we  teach  in  that  time. 


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How  We  Teach  Photography 

It  is  not  our  purpose  to  advertise  any  particular  brand  of  plates,  paper, 
mounts,  etc.,  but  to  demonstrate  to  our  students  the  manipulations  of  all 
reliable  brands.  We  teach,  and  frequent  class  demonstrations  are  given  on 
opals,  plain  transparencies,  colored  transparencies,  lantern  slides,  celluloids, 
collodion,  gelatine  and  bromide  papers,  platinotype  paper,  carbon,  printing, 
X-ray,  animated  photography,  flash-light,  posing,  lighting  and  composition, 
copying,  enlarging,  retouching,  developing  and  process  work,  landscape  and 
architectural  work,  etc. 

Frequent  demonstrations  are  also  given  by  the  leading  dry  plate  and 
paper  demonstrators  of  the  country. 

In  taking  a  course  in  our  institution  a  student  receives  a  thorough 
training  in  the  artistic,  technical,  theoretjpal,  as  well  as  the  practical  side 
of  photography. 

We  teach  four  methods  of  retouching — English,  French,  American  and 
German. 

The  attendance  of  the  college  is  about  at  the  rate  of  250  per  year. 
About  thirty-five  per  cent  of  them  are  ladies. 

If  a  student  is  taken  sick  or  called  away  for  any  reason  he  will  receive 
a  due  bill  for  the  balance  of  his  course  and  can  return  and  finish  it  at  any 
future  time  without  additional  expense. 

Students  are  required  to  make  negatives  of  lightings  each  day,  and  for 
subjects  and  models  they  photograph  each  other  as  well  as  a  great  many 
residents  of  the  city  who  kindly  volunteer. 

Quite  a  number  of  our  gentlemen  students  bring  their  wives  with  them 
and  have  them  take  up  the  work. 

Individual  instruction  is  made  a  special  feature  of  this  college.  One  of 
the  main  reasons  why  so  many  photographers  attain  such  eminent  success  in 
their  work  is  without  a  doubt  to  be  found  in  the  fact  that  they  are  regular 
and  careful  students  of  photographic  literature.  We  find  the  more  text-books 
the  students  own  or  read  on  the  subject  of  photography  the  more  advanced 
they  become  in  the  art-science.  We  have  the  largest  and  best  selected 
library  of  standard  works  on  photography  and  kindred  subjects  in  the 
United  States,  also  keep  all  of  the  leading  photographic  periodicals  of 
the  day  on  file. 

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Calendar  of  Sessions 

New  classes  are  formed  on  the  1st  and  15th  of  each  month,  so  that  a 
student  may  enroll  at  any  time,  and  the  college  is  in  session  twelve  months 
in  the  year. 

We  have  arranged  our  courses  to  meet  the  requirements  of  all  classes 
of  students  and  are  prepared  to  give  instruction  for  any  length  of  time. 

Our  Terms 

One  month  course      ....                 .        .  $  50.00 

Three  months'  course 100.00 

Six  months'  course      .         .                 ....  125.00 

Nine  months'  course 150.00 

One  month  course  or  less,  which  is  similar  to  a  post-graduate  course,  is 
for  those  who  have  had  experience.  $10  will  be  charged  for  each  additional 
week. 

Three  months'  course  is  for  those  who  have  had  experience  and  wish  a 
rapid  course  of  study. 

The  six  months'  course  is  a  special  course  and  is  well  patronized. 

The  nine  months'  course  is  a  popular  course,  and  is  for  students  wishing 
to  take  a  thorough  training,  with  review  and  practice. 

When  parties  enroll  for  nine  months  the  scholarship  is  made  out  for 
one  year  by  the  payment  of  $5  additional  laboratory  fee. 

A  diploma  is  issued  as  soon  as  the  student  receives  a  rating  of  85  per 
cent.  The  time  required  varies  greatly  with  the  industry  and  application 
of  the  student. 

Special  Concession 

It  is  customary  to  choose  and  pay  for  the  course  in  advance.  However, 
the  student  may  take  any  length  of  term,  say  three,  six,  nine  months,  or 
longer,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  continue  the  course  for  an  additional 
period  by  paying  the  balance  that  would  be  due  had  he  selected  the  length- 
ened course  on  enrolling,  and  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  $10. 
Upon  enrollment  the  student's  work  is  arranged  for  the  entire  time  he  will 
remain,  and  it  never  is  quite  so  satisfactory  to  follow  the  above  plan  as  it  is 
to  decide  fully  at  the  outset,  and  in  addition  the  student  saves  $10  by 
securing  the  straight  rate. 

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Special  Branches 

Our  prices  for  teaching  a  few  of  the  leading  branches  of  photography 
separately  are  as  follows: 

Artistic  retouching,  modeling  and  etching     .         .        .  $75.00 
Artistic  posing,  lighting,  composition,  flash-light,  landscape 

photography  and  laboratory  work      .        .         .         .  75.00 

Printing,  toning,  finishing  and  mounting       .        .         .  50.00 

Carbon  and  platinotype  and  bromide  enlarging     .        .  50.00 

Reception  room  training       .         .         .         .         .         . '  50.00 

All  the  above  are  included  in  the  three,  six  or  nine  months'  course. 

Laboratory  Fee 

A  laboratory  fee  of  $10  entitles  the  student  to  the  use  of  the  laboratory, 
developers,  such  as  pyro,  fixing  baths,  retarders,  reducers,  strengthened, 
retouching  medium,  etc.,  and  in  the  carbon  department,  sensitizing  baths,  ice, 
fixing  baths,  hot  and  cold  water,  trays,  etc.,  during  six  months'  course,  or  less 
in  the  college. 

Material 

In  regard  to  material,  we  furnish  instruments,  cameras,  back-grounds 
and  accessories,  text  books,  magazines,  printing  frames,  washing,  toning  and 
fixing  trays,  retouching  stands,  retouching  chairs,  developing  outfits,  emboss- 
ing presses,  etc.  Students  will  furnish  the  supplies  they  use  and  the  outfit 
of  paper,  pencils,  plates,  mounts,  etc.,  will  cost  from  $3  to  $6  per  month, 
which  may  be  purchased  of  the  stock-houses  in  the  cities,  in  Effingham  or  of 
the  College,  and  can  be  made  into  pictures  of  themselves,  friends  and  relatives, 
by  sending  home  for  negatives. 

When  a  student  purchases  two  or  three  months'  supply  of  material  at  one 
time  we  give  a  15  per  cent,  discount. 

Illinois  Photographers  Meet  in  Effingham  in  1905 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  mention  that  at  the  recent  Illinois  State 
Convention  of  Photographers  at  Aurora,  111.,  it  was  unanimously  decided  to 
hold  the  next  annual  convention  at  Effingham.  The  members  were  offered 
the  freedom  of  the  college  for  that  week,  and  all  possible  assistance  from 
the  faculty.  The  conventions  have  always  heretofore  been  held  in  large 
cities,  such  as  Quincy,  Bloomington,  Peoria,  etc.,  and  that  it  has  been  taken 
to  Effingham  is  due  to  the  estimation  in  which  the  Illinois  College  of 
Photography  is  held  by  the  photographers  throughout  the  state.  We 
naturally  feel  much  complimented. 

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Expenses 

Our  terms  are  from  $50  to  $150,  which  must  be  paid  at  time  of 
entering.  No  deviation  is  made  from  this  rule.  This  being  a  college  town,  no 
pains  are  spared  to  make  it  a  homelike  place  for  the  students.  Good  board  can 
be  obtained  at  from  $2.50  to  $3.50  per  week,  and  furnished  rooms  from  50 
cents  to  $1.50.  Our  endeavor  is  that  students  may  enjoy  the  privileges  of 
our  school  at  the  smallest  expense,  and  that  is,  in  fact,  the  tradition  of  the 
entire  community,  and  our  greatest  interest  is  always  given  to  a  self-sup- 
porting person  who  has  an  ambition  to  get  on  in  the  world. 

Some  may  find  it  convenient  to  make  monthly  payments  in  advance,  and 
thus  have  their  tuition  paid  for  by  the  time  they  are  ready  to  enroll.  Quite 
a  number  follow  this  plan. 


NOTE. — The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  has  received  many  flattering;  offers 
from  commercial  clubs  and  other  organizations  to  induce  it  to  locate  in  some  one  of  many 
larger  cities,  but,  after  looking  the  field  carefully  over,  we  decided  to  remain  in  Effingham, 
which  is  a  college  town,  possessing  all  the  advantages  of  water  works,  electric  lights,  tele- 
phones and  other  modern  conveniences,  and  at  the  same  time  free  from  the  allurements  of 
life  in  a  large  city,  a  point  that  should  not  be  overlooked  by  parents  and  others  in  sending 
young  people  away  from  home  to  learn  a  profession.  The  social,  moral  and  religious  influ- 
ences are  the  very  best,  and  none  need  hesitate  about  spending  a  season  in  Effingham.  We 
maintain  that  a  student  can  accomplish  far  more  in  a  given  time  in  this  city  than  in  one 
where  temptations  and  worldly  excitement  are  greater,  besides  saving  from  $100  to  $300  on 
personal  expenses  while  in  college. 


Dark  Rooms 

A  number  of  the  boarding-houses  in  the  city  are  equipped  with  convenient 
dark  rooms,  to  which  students  have  access  mornings  and  evenings  and 
at  spare  times,  and  for  which  there  is  no  extra  charge,  thus  insuring  the 
students  the  privilege  of  putting  in  every  moment  of  their  stay  while  in  the 
city. 

Text  Book  on  Photography 

Often  having  calls  for  an  all-around,  up-to-date  text-book  on  photography 
for  professionals  and  amateurs,  we  have  in  use  a  complete  work  which  is  a 
photographic  library  in  one  volume,  containing  over  five  hundred  pages, 
with  definitions  of  every  word  used  in  photography  and  descriptions  of  all 
photographic  processes,  which,  in  handsome  cloth  binding,  we  sell  for  $5.00, 
prepaid  to  any  address  in  the  United  States. 

To  anyone  remitting  $5.00  in  advance  for  one  of  these  works,  and 
enrolling  thereafter,  we  shall  make  a  rebate  of  $5.00  on  their  scholarship. 

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Graduation   Diplomas 

A  regular  standard  for  graduation  has  been  adopted,  and  a  handsomely 
engraved  diploma  is  awarded  each  one  passing  a  satisfactory  examination, 
without  extra  charge.  It  is  a  statement  over  our  hand  and  seal  to  the  effect 
that  the  student  has  pursued  the  graduating  course,  and  that  he  has  done 
the  work  required  to  our  satisfaction,  and  that  we  recommend  him  to  be  able 
to  fill  a  position  in  a  first  class  establishment,  or  engage  in  business  for  himself. 

Club  Discount 

When  a  number  register  together,  the  following  discount  will  be  made: 
For  a  class  of  two  or  more,  10  per  cent  off  regular  prices. 

We  make  a  concession  in  fees  to  the  sons  and  brothers  of  photographers 
and  sons  of  clergymen — $5.00;  otherwise  the  fees,  except  in  clubs,  are  as 
above  stated. 

Photography  cannot  be  taught  by  mail,  any  more  than  dentistry  or 
medicine,  notwithstanding  what  anyone  may  tell  you  to  the  contrary. 

Railroad  Fare 

As  this  catalogue  goes  to  press,  railroad  fare  from  different  sections  of 
the  country  to  Effmgham  is  as  follows: 


Baltimore 
Chicago    . 
Galveston 
Boston 
Cincinnati 
Cleveland 
New  Orleans    . 
New  York 
*San  Francisco    . 
Des  Moines 
Minneapolis 
Mexico  City,  Mexico 
Montreal 
Paris,  France    . 
London,  England 
Berlin,  Germany 
St.  Petersburg,  Russia 

"According  to  route. 


First  class 

$  19.00 

5.98 

28.25 

24.00 

8.25 

12.10 

19.80 

2050 

$57.00  to    62.00 

11.30 

15.50 

60.51 

20.74 

125.00 

100.00 

125.00 

150.00 


Second  class 

$  16.75 


21.20 
21.04 


$46.00  to 


10.75 
14.65 
18.40 
55.00 


44.24 

17.74 

100.00 

75.00 

100.00 

135.00 


For  accurate  information  in  regard  to  route  to  take  and  car  fare  from 
your  place  to  Effmgham,  apply  to  your  nearest  station  agent. 

Our  Territory 

Our  most  productive  territory  is  America,  and  we  draw  our  students 
from  all  sections  of  the  country — f rom  Maine  to  California  and  from  Canada 
to  Texas.  Yet  we  have  quite  a  large  foreign  attendance  from  all  over  the  globe. 

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To  students  coming  from  the  East,  would  suggest  that  they  take  the 
Pennsylvania  or  Wabash  Railways  (Pennsylvania  much  the  better  route); 
from  the  North  or  South,  the  Illinois  Central  system,  and  from  the  West 
there  are  a  number  of  first-class  lines. 

Income  of  Photographers,  Operators  and  Retouchers 

Good  operators,  printers  and  retouchers  are  never  found  seeking 
employment  and,  unlike  bookkeepers,  typewriters,  stenographers,  etc.,  are 
never  obliged  to  work  for  a  mere  pittance  for  the  sake  of  a  position. 
Regularly  employed  operators  in  studios  earn  from  $15  to  $50  a  week  and 
upward.  Incomes  of  owners  of  studios  may  be  estimated  from  $900  to 
$20,000  a  year  — a  few  of  them  as  high  as  $30,000  to  $40,000  annually. 
This  profession  has  a  great  advantage  in  enabling  ladies  to  do  work  at 
home,  and  at  the  same  time  receive  good  remuneration  therefor.  The 
compensation  for  negatives  done  outside  the  studio  ranges  from  20  cents  to 
$1.00  each  for  cabinets,  and  other  plates  in  proportion,  according  to  size. 
Eight  to  ten  negatives  is  a  fair  day's  work,  although  workmen  can  often 
turn  out  twenty-five  negatives  a  day.  A  great  many  photographers  have  to 
pick  up  their  knowledge  of  photography,  hence  the  demand  for  up-to-date 
workmen. 

What  to  Do  Upon  Arriving 

Go  to  the  college  office,  where  someone  will  meet  you  at  all  reasonable 
hours.  Upon  stepping  from  the  train,  if  you  call  for  a  cab  at  the  station 
they  will  take  you  to  the  college  free  of  charge.  By  advising  the  president 
of  your  route  and  time  of  your  arrival  a  few  days  before  leaving  home, 
someone  will  meet  you  at  the  train  at  any  hour  of  the  day  or  night,  and 
assist  you  in  securing  a  nice  homelike  boarding-place  near  the  college.  Or, 
upon  arrival,  if  parties  will  step  into  the  Pacific  House,  a  first  class  hotel  at 
the  station,  and  telephone  the  president,  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  someone  will  be 
sent  to  meet  them  in  a  few  minutes. 

Our  long  distance  Bell  telephone  number  is  No.  49K.  Those  wishing  to 
call  up  Mr.  Bissell  can  secure  half  rates  after  6  p.  m. 

Boarding  Accommodations 

Effmgham  is  a  city  of  5,000  inhabitants,  and  offers  excellent  boarding 
facilities.  Students  are  received  into  the  homes  and  families  of  the  citizens, 

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and  have  all  the  protection  and  comfort  possible.  The  dangers  of  the  large 
boarding-hall  plan  are  avoided,  and  yet  the  expenses  not  increased. 

The  institution  offers  its  students  choice  of  several  kinds  of  board  and 
guarantees  satisfaction  in  every  particular. 

FIRST.  Private  Board.  Comfortable  rooms,  furnished  with  beds, 
bedding,  carpets,  stove,  study  tables,  toilet  ware,  and  all  other  necessary 
articles,  are  supplied  students,  with  table  board  in  private  families.  Fuel 
and  light  are  also  supplied.  Price,  $2.50,  $2.75,  $3.00,  $4.00,  $5.00  and 
$6.00  to  $10  per  week. 

SECOND.  Club  Boarding.  Persons  desiring  this  kind  of  accommodation 
rent  furnished  rooms  in  private  houses.  These  rooms  are  kept  in  order  by 
their  owners,  and  they  are  also  supplied  with  all  necessary  furniture,  toilet 
articles,  etc.  Two  persons  are  expected  to  occupy  one  room.  If  a  student 
should  desire  to  room  alone,  he  may  do  so  by  paying  the  rent  demanded  of 
two.  Fuel  and  light  are  furnished  by  the  persons  occupying  the  rooms. 
The  cost  of  a  room  for  each  person  per  week  is  50  to  75  cents.  Table  board 
at  the  exceedingly  low  price  of  $2.50  per  week  is  supplied  at  the  students' 
clubs.  This  is  indeed  a  most  popular  method  of  boarding,  and  many  of  our 
students  prefer  it. 

THIRD.  Self-boarding.  Furnished  or  unfurnished  rooms  can  be  obtained 
for  self-boarding.  By  this  method  the  living  expenses  may  be  reduced  to  a 
minimum. 

FOURTH.  Hotel  and  Private  Boarding  Houses.  The  city  is  abundantly 
supplied  with  excellent  hotels,  at  rates  ranging  from  $3  to  $10  per  week, 
and  boarding-houses,  at  which  all  may  live  at  reasonable  terms. 

Cottages  can  be  secured  for  from  $3  to  $12  per  month,  and  rooms 
furnished  complete  for  light-housekeeping  at  $3  per  month  per  room. 

In  order  for  students  to  do  good  work  they  must  have  good  food  and 
pleasant  surroundings.  Brain  work  requires  the  best  possible  physical 
condition.  Such  a  condition  cannot  be  produced  or  sustained  by  inadequate 
food  supply  or  uncomfortable  rooms.  The  college  advertises  only  first-class 
accommodations,  for  in  every  way  this  is  the  cheapest  plan  for  the  students. 
No  other  institution,  offering  equal  facilities,  has  superior  accommodations. 
We  claim  the  best,  at  the  lowest  rates,  in  the  country.  Investigate  and  be 
satisfied. 

Will  it  Pay  to  Borrow  the  Money  ? 

Our  correspondents  sometimes  ask  us  this  question  :  "  Will  it  pay  to 
borrow  the  money  with  which  to  take  a  course  in  photography?"  For 

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ordinary  purposes  we  should  discouraga  anyona  fro.n  going  into  debt,  but 
for  the  purpose  of  learning  a  profession  we  certainly  believe  there  would  be 
no  risk.  If  one  has  ability,  is  energetic  and  trustworthy,  he  will,  soon  after 
graduating,  make  back  the  money  spent  in  learning  the  business ;  and  the 
course  thus  obtained  remains  a  permanent  investment,  increasing  in  value 
every  year. 

Our  Guarantee 

We  want  you  to  visit  our  city  and  the  college  ;  talk  with  our  students, 
converse  with  the  pastor  of  your  church  or  the  members  of  your  lodge  in 
our  city,  or  the  bankers  or  postmaster,  and  if  you  do  not  find  our  school 
just  as  we  have  represented  it,  we  will  pay  your  expenses  from  your  home 
to  Effingham  and  return. 

Conclusion 

It  has  been  our  endeavor  to  present  this  business  for  your  consideration, 
and  in  so  doing  we  have  avoided  all  exaggeration.  It  is  not  our  desire  to 
attract  everyone  who  may  be  out  of  employment,  but  to  select  a  few  pupils 
from  each  state,  and  give  them  the  benefit  of  our  instruction.  Our  aim  is 
to  give  the  students  such  a  training  that  they  can  command  a  situation  on 
their  own  merits,  or  engage  in  business  for  themselves,  and  follow  their  own 
inclinations  in  regard  to  location.  As  it  is  part  of  our  business  to  find 
positions  for  our  students,  we  lend  our  assistance  in  securing  the  same,  and 
students  have  the  benefit  of  selecting  any  of  the  applications  on  file 
with  us  when  they  complete  the  course.  To  this  end  we  are  constantly  in 
correspondence  with  photographers  throughout  the  country.  Believing 
that  no  permanent  success  will  attend  any  undertaking  not  founded  on 
honest  principles,  and  with  a  firm  conviction  that  we  can  be  of  material 
assistance  to  many  people  seeking  permanent  employment,  we  send  this  forth. 

Questions  Answered 

Q.  What  education  is  required?  A.  We  can  teach  anyone  who  will 
make  an  earnest  effort,  no  matter  what  his  previous  education  has  been. 

Q.  At  what  age  is  it  best  to  learn  photography?  A.  From  sixteen  to 
sixty  years  of  age,  although  older  persons  have  succeeded,  and  the  college  is 
in  session  every  month  in  the  year. 

Q.  Can  I  join  your  school  at  any  time  during  the  year?  A.  Yes. 
New  classes  begin  on  the  first  and  fifteenth  of  each  month. 

Q.  What  are  the  regular  school  hours?  A.  8:00  to  12:00  a.  m.,  and 
1:30  to  4.00  p.  m.,  every  week  day,  except  Saturday. 

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Q.  What  is  the  average  time  required  to  complete  your  course  of 
instruction?  A.  From  three  to  nine  months. 

Q.     Are  your  scholarships  transferable?    A.     No 

Q.  Are  there  any  other  school  expenses  beside  the  tuition  fees? 
A.  Yes.  A  fee  of  $3  to  $6  per  month  for  material  and  the  laboratory. 

Q.  What  is  the  probable  total  cost  of  a  three  to  nine  months'  course 
in  your  school,  including  tuition,  material,  board  and  room?  A.  From 
$150  to  $350. 

Q.  What  is  the  cost  of  board  and  room  in  your  city?  A.  From  $3.00 
to  $5.00  per  week. 

Q.  Can  one  find  employment  while  in  your  city  to  lessen  expenses? 
A.  It  is  not  practical,  as  it  prolongs  the  course  and  is  no  cheaper  in  the  end. 

Q.  Can  one  acquire  all  the  up-to-date  processes  necessary  to  be  a 
first-class  photographer  in  an  ordinary  gallery?  A.  No.  A  student  will 
learn  more  and  better  in  one  month  in  our  institution  than  he  would  in  a 
gallery  in  one  year. 

Q.  Is  retouching  a  strain  on  the  eyes?  A.  No,  not  as  we  are  now 
teaching  it. 

Q.  Do  any  of  the  students  board  or  room  at  the  college  building? 
A.  No.  The  city  is  abundantly  supplied  with  excellent  boarding-houses 
and  hotels  at  which  all  may  live  at  reasonable  terms. 

Q.  Do  you  issue  diplomas  to  students  who  do  not  take  the  advanced 
course?  A.  Yes.  Diplomas  are  issued  to  students  as  soon  as  they  receive 
a  rating  of  85  per  cent. 

Q.  Will  a  nine  months'  course  be  sufficient  time  to  qualify  a  person  to 
take  charge  of  an  up-to-date  studio?  A.  Yes,  as  a  person  will  learn  more 
high-grade  photography  in  one  month  in  our  institution  than  they  would  in 
a  studio  in  one  year.  For  students  wishing  positions  or  to  engage  in 
business  for  themselves  the  six  and  nine  months  courses  are  very  popular 
ones. 

Q.  Do  you  send  out  samples  of  work  from  the  college?  A.  No;  as 
we  have  so  many  requests  of  this  nature,  it  would  be  impossible  to  comply 
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Photo-engraving  in  a  Nutshell 


Photographer 


Etcher 


Finisher 


The  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving 

This  is  an  institution  conducted  in  conjunction  with  the  Illinois  College  of 
Photography  where  instruction  is  given  by  a  faculty  of  photo-engraving  experts  in  all 
branches  of  that  mechanical  art.  On  the  following  pages  we  give  the  reader  a  few 
brief  references  to  the  aim  and  scope  of  this  institution.  Those  who  are  especially 
interested  in  this  work  should  write  for  our  elaborate  fifty-two  page  Prospectus  No.  HE, 
giving  full  information  regarding  the  instruction  and  expense.  Rates  for  tuition  are 
the  same  as  in  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography. 

Subjects  Taught 

LINE  OPERATING.  Making  the  negative  without  the  use  of  the  screen,  for  a 
literally  exact  reproduction  of  pen  and  ink  work,  etc. 

LINE  PRINTING.    Printing  the  line  negative  onto  the  coated  metal. 

LINE  ETCHING.  Corroding  the  metal  with  etching  solutions  after  it  has 
been  printed  upon,  thereby  producing  a  printing  surface. 

HALF-TONE  OPERATING.  The  process  of  making  screen  negatives,  ready  in 
every  respect  for  the  printer. 

HALF-TONE  PRINTING.  Printing  of  the  stipple  negative  on  the  coated  zinc 
or  copper  plate. 

HALF-TONE  ETCHING.  Etching  the  metal  plate  with  the  different  solutions 
to  produce  a  relief  printing  surface  that  will  take  the  ink  in  the  proper 
relations. 

FINISHING.  Working  with  tools  upon  the  etched  metal  plates  to  improve 
them  in  various  ways,  remove  defects,  etc. 

ROUTING.  Removing  with  the  routing  machines  undesirable  surface  from 
the  etched  metal  plates. 

BLOCKING.  Mounting  the  metal  and  making  it  ready  for  the  hands  of  the 
printer. 

PROOFING.     Inking  the  finished  cut  and  printing  on  paper  duly  prepared. 

TRI-COLOR  WORK.  Making  of  color  negatives,  color  plates,  selection  of  inks, 
order  of  printing,  etc. 

LITHOGRAPHY.     (In  preparation.) 

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The  college  is  well  equipped  with  the  necessary  appliances  for  study 
and   practical   work.     It    contains    photographic    studios    with    complete 

equipment  of  cameras  and  powerful 
electric  light  installation  of  modern 
pattern,  also  a  number  of  laboratory  and 
dark  rooms,  sensitizing,  glass  cleaning, 
intensifying,  tri-color  dark  room,  etching 
and  printing  rooms — complete  with 
electric  lights  and  modern  appliances. 

The  school 
thus  provides 
every  advan- 
tage and  facility 

METAL  AND  WOOD  SAW  for    thoSB    who 

wish  to  improve  their  knowledge  of  their  business 
and  their  dexterity  as  workmen.  In  deciding  upon 
a  course  of  study  it  should  be  remembered  by  a 
student  that,  while  it  is  very  important  to  have  a 
good  general  knowledge  of  the  different  branches 
of  his  business,  it  is  of  still  greater  importance 
that  he  should  be  able  in  actual  everyday  work  to 
do  one  thing  really  well  rather  than  a  number  of 


A   TYPE   OF   THE   MOTORS 

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things   only   fairly  so,  and,  this   being   true,  students   are   required   to 

concentrate  their  energies  as  much  as  possible  and  not  to  attempt  too  much. 
The  institution  has  proven  highly  satisfactory  and 

has  fully  attained  the  end  for  which  it  was  established. 
This  institution  affords  a  rich  range  of  instruction 

in  the  field  of  photo  -  engraving,  and  comprises  quite  a 

number  of  departments, 
each  of  which  is  or- 
ganized with  reference 
to  its  special  objects  and 
course  of  instruction, 
and  are  especially  de- 
signed to  qualify  the 
student  to  engage  either 
in  elementary  or  ad- 
vanced work. 

The  photographic,  mechanical  and 
electrical  equipment  comprises  a  full  com- 
plement of  working  tools  and  assortment  of 

wood-working  and  metal-working  machinery, 

such  as  routers,  trimmers,  bevelers,  saws, 

shoot    board,   printing  presses,  complete 

assortment  of  Levy  screens,  gravers'  and 

etchers'   tools,   printing    frames,    dynamos, 

individual  motors  for  each   machine,  5,000 


PHOTO-ENGRAVING   PROOF 
PRESS 


PHOTO-ENGRAVERS'   TRIMMER 


BEVELING    AND    LINING    MACHINE 

candle-power  arc  lights,  open  as 
well  as  enclosed  types,  all  being 
the  best  that  money  could  pur- 
chase, and  is  especially  arranged 
and  adapted  to  give  pupils  a 
thorough  insight  into  the 
different  branches  of  the  work. 

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ILLINOIS     COLLEGE     OF     PHOTOGRAPHY 

A  Magnificent  Endorsement 

of  the 

Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving 

By  the  National  Association  of  Photo-engravers  at  their  Eighth  Annual 
Convention  at  St.  Louis. 

Headquarters,  1904,  N.  A.  P.  E.  Convention  Hall,  ) 
Century  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  22,  1904.  \ 

^\^  "The  National  Association  of  Photo-engravers  in  our  eighth  annual 
convention  assembled,  do  find  after  a  careful  and  thorough  investigation  that 
the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving,  located  at  Effingham,  111. ,  and  conducted 
in  connection  with  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  is  an  institution  worthy 
of  the  hearty  encouragement  of  this  association. 

"We  further  find  that  the  students  attending  this  school  are  taught  each 
and  every  department  in  photo-engraving  in  a  thorough  and  practical  manner, 
whereas,  in  an  engraving  plant  where  the  usual  manner  af  apprenticeship 
prevails,  the  apprentices  are  restricted  to  a  single  branch  of  the  work. 

"We  further  find  that  the  school  is  well  equipped  and  provided  with  competent 
instructors,  and  we  do  most  heartily  endorse  the  same,  and  recommend  anyone 
desiring  to  learn  the  art  of  photo-engraving  to  take  a  course  of  instruction  at 
this  college. 

"We  further  agree  to  accept  a  certificate  of  graduation  as  sufficient 
recommendation  for  a  position  in  our  workrooms." 

The  foregoing  is  a  resolution  unanimously  adopted  by  the  eighth  annual 
convention  of  the  National  Association  of  Photo-engravers  in  session  at 
St.  Louis,  endorsing  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving. 

We  have  at  present  urgent  calls  for  workmen  from  many  members 
of  this  association  and  could  now  place  between  two  and  three  hundred 
engravers  if  we  had  that  number  ready  for  positions,  and  owing  to  the 
growing  popularity  of  photo-engraving,  the  demand  is  constantly  increasing 
and  far  exceeds  the  supply  of  first-class  workmen,  which  we  are  prepared  to 
make  of  all  who  complete  the  work  with  us. 

Photo-engravers  receive  from  $20  to  $50  per  week,  and  are  always  in 
demand  without  having  to  advertise  for  positions.  They  are  sought  for 
instead  of  having  to  seek  employment,  and  a  photo-engraver  is  never  seen 
advertising  in  the  papers  for  a  position — something  that  can  be  said  of  no 
other  trade  or  profession.  Furthermore,  the  work  is  very  pleasant. 

As  to  our  integrity  and  ability  to  teach,  would  refer  you  to  any  member 
of  the  above  association,  which  is  comprised  of  owners  of  the  more  prominent 
photo-engraving  plants  throughout  the  country. 

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Press  Notices 


The  Leading  Institution  of  Its  Kind  in  the  World,  and  It 
Enjoys  a  Large  Patronage 

BISSELL  COLLEGE  OP  PHOTO-ENGRAVING. — The  growing  demand  for  a  higher 
scientific  and  technical  knowledge  and  skill  in  the  art  of  photo-engraving  is  emphasized 
by  the  organization  of  a  club  of  practical  engravers  in  New  York  City  for  the  purposes 
of  discussion  and  mutual  improvement.  This  is  evidence  that  shop  practice  is  not 
sufficient  to  round  out  the  worker's  knowledge  satisfactorily,  and  is  additional  proof  that 
the  skilled  artisan  of  the  future  will  be  school  trained  and  developed  afterward  by 
shop  practice.  In  the  photo-engraving  field  opportunity  of  exceptional  value  is  offered 
by  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  at  Effingham,  Illinois,  which  has  been 
inspected  by  practical  engravers  and  warmly  commended.  The  school  is  finely  equipped 
with  all  the  paraphernalia  necessary  and  has  a  first  class  f acu  Ity.  Its  inception  makes 
another  stride  forward  in  providing  means  to  make  the  American  artist  the  equal,  if 
not  the  superior,  of  any  in  the  world.  With  the  development  of  the  printing  arts,  the 
requirements  of  the  worker  are  becoming  of  a  more  and  more  exacting  nature,  and  a 
sound  foundation  on  which  to  develop  the  native  talent  of  the  worker,  as  arranged  for 
by  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  will  prove  of  incalculable  benefit  to  the  trade. 
—  The  Inland  Printer,  Chicago. 

A  short  time  ago  the  handsome  and  marvelously  appointed  studio  of  the  Illinois 
College  of  Photography  was  completed,  and  the  college  is  now  exquisitely  and  completely 
domiciled  in  the  new  quarters.  The  buildings,  grounds  and  appointments  of  the 
Illinois  College  of  Photography  are  as  handsome,  commodious  and  complete  as  some  of 
the  most  richly  endowed  educational  institutions  in  the  world.  Its  results  comprise  a 
miraculous  achievement.  It  is  the  joy  of  the  students  and  its  proprietor  as  well  as  the 
pride  of  Effingham  and  the  profession.  It  is  worthy  of  a  better  tribute  in  the  way  of 
a  descriptive  article  than  we  can  give  it,  but  we  shall  attempt  to  pay  it  at  least  a 
passing  courtesy. 

The  corner  stone  of  the  building  was  laid  on  May  30  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Masons  of  Illinois,  and  since  that  time  until  final  completion  the  grounds  around  the 
building  have  been  a  veritable  bee  hive  of  industry,  many  workmen  being  engaged  in 
putting  together  a  little  here  and  there  until  the  magnificent  edifice  was  completed. 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  an  Effingham  institution  and  is  the  only  one 
of  its  kind  in  the  world.  It  constitutes  a  compliment  to  its  president,  owner  and 
founder,  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  one  of  the  very  rarest  character.  To  the  development  of 
the  art-science  of  photography  Mr.  Bissell  is  what  Mergenthaler  is  to  the  type  machine 
and  Edison  to  electricity.  No  institution  anywhere  has  more  elaborate  appointments 
or  more  picturesque  surroundings.  The  buildings  are  located  in  the  center  of  a  beau- 
tiful tract  studded  with  natural  forest  trees.  The  imposing  buildings,  with  the 
beautifully  kept  lawn,  tennis  courts,  swings,  etc. ,  make  a  picture  of  surpassing  beauty. 

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Spacious  halls  and  long  covered  verandas  abound  where  students  have  recreation  and 
enjoyment  when  the  weather  is  inclement  for  out-door  sports.  When  the  weather  is 
favorable  for  out-door  recreation,  the  campus  affords  abundant  pleasure.  Nothing  is 
lacking  to  give  the  pupils  all  the  comforts  of  a  well-ordered  and  elegant  home.  In 
addition  to  the  other  conveniences,  the  buildings  are  fitted  with  long  distance,  city  and 
private  telephones.  If  need  be,  Mr.  Bissell  can  set  in  his  office  and  talk  to  prospective 
students  in  any  part  of  the  country.  Everything  about  the  college  and  ground  is 
systematized.  Rules  and  regulations  for  decorum,  class  hours  and  special  work  have 
been  adopted  and  are  scrupulously  enforced.  No  institution  presents  a  more  picturesque 
view.  With  its  magnificent  buildings  and  grounds  flanked  by  Austin  College  on  one 
hand  and  the  city  park  on  the  other,  it  presents  a  scene  that  thrills  and  enraptures. 
It  lifts  one  up  to  an  appreciation  of  the  art-science  of  photography. 

The  main  building,  Garnet  Hall,  is  of  Virginia  brownstone,  pressed  brick  and  New 
York  red  slate,  and  represents,  with  Rembrandt  Hall  and  grounds  and  equipments,  an 
outlay  of  $100,000.  The  new  studio  building,  of  dimensions  almost  as  great  as  the 
main  building,  is  of  stone,  pressed  brick  and  frame,  and,  with  its  four  floors,  is  a  model 
studio.  The  buildings  are  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  both  gas  and  electricity. 
The  glazing  is  of  the  finest  plate  glass,  the  transom  lights  being  leaded  prismatics, 
and  the  elegant  chandeliers  cut  glass.  The  building  is  provided  with  hot  and  cold 
water,  four  kinds  of  water  being  used— city,  well,  soft  and  distilled.  Entering  the 
building  the  vestibule  has  a  tile  floor,  also  the  spacious  veranda.  The  reception  hall  is 
furnished  in  quartered  red  oak,  and  the  parlor  is  cherry,  with  elaborate  mantel  and 
mirror.  The  library  is  also  done  in  quartered  red  oak,  while  the  faculty  room  looks 
exquisite  in  red  birch.  The  other  rooms  are  in  hardwood  finish.  One  of  the  promi- 
nent features  of  beauty  is  the  frescoing,  done  by  L.  A.  Thiel,  a  Chicago  artist.  The 
process  department  occupies  the  entire  first  floor,  including  the  carbon  and  platinotype 
rooms.  Here  instructions  are  given  in  opals,  plain  and  colored  transparencies,  lantern 
slides,  bromide  papers,  and  all  process  work. 

The  third  and  fourth  floors  are  occupied  in  their  spacious  entirety  by  the  retouch- 
ing, etching  and  modeling  departments.  These  departments  require  more  room  than 
most  other  departments,  and  the  two  floors  are  capable  of  accommodating  two  hundred 
students.  All  of  the  floors  are  elegantly  furnished,  the  polished  hardwood  floors  and 
expensive  carpets  vieing  to  produce  exquisite  effects.  The  whole  building,  in  its 
appointments  and  furnishings,  gives  one  the  impression  of  being  ushered  into  a  million- 
aire's palace.  Mr.  Bissell  has  spared  no  expense  to  make  his  interiors  specimens  of 
the  highest  art. 

Rembrandt  Hall,  just  completed,  has  every  sanitary  and  photographic  accessory 
and  effect.  It  has  wing  doors  for  all  dark  rooms,  cold  air  ducts  for  perfect  ventilation, 
Wilson's  roller  partitions,  and  in  fact  every  up-to-date  appliance  and  convenience  that 
money  could  buy.  The  cold  air  ducts  change  the  air  in  the  necessarily  close  dark 
rooms  every  five  minutes.  The  wing  doors  shut  out  every  particle  of  light  from  the 
dark  rooms,  while  the  roller  partitions  enable  the  lecturers  and  operators  to  throw  two 
or  more  rooms  into  one  in  an  instant. 

The  first  floor  is  occupied  by  the  laboratory,  dark  rooms  and  wash  rooms.  This 
floor  is  imbedded  in  the  earth  to  a  depth  of  four  feet,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  that 
even  temperature  so  essential  to  good  results  in  photography.  The  temperature  is 
always  about  seventy  degrees.  The  floors  are  concrete. 

The  second  floor  is  occupied  by  the  printing  department  and  the  assembly  room. 
Light,  the  great  essential  for  a  printing  room,  is  abundantly  provided,  a  fine  supply  of 

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ground-glass  printing  slants  being  set  in  the  south  side.  Hot  and  cold  water  and  sinks 
are  in  great  abundance  and  conveniently  arranged.  The  assembly  room  is  also  on  this 
floor  and  will  seat  several  hundred  students.  On  the  third  floor  we  find  the  operating 
room,  and  it  is  as  fine  a  one  as  can  be  found  on  the  continent.  Here  every  day 
students  are  given  practical  demonstrations,  lighting,  posing,  composition,  supplemented 
with  appropriate  lectures,  and  every  accessory  known  to  the  photographic  art  is 
supplied  to  give  the  students  the  best  results.  Single  and  double  ground-glass 
skylights,  the  latest  cameras  and  lenses,  changing  and  dressing  rooms,  wing  doors, 
etc.,  and  other  studio  appurtenances  are  a  part  of  the  superb  and  artistic  equipments 
of  the  operating  department. 

The  fourth  floor  contains  the  copying,  enlarging  and  bromide  departments,  and  is 
furnished  with  a  balcony  overlooking  the  operating  rooms  for  use  during  demonstrations. 

While  the  new  home  of  the  college  was  being  completed  Mr.  Bissell  relaxed  his 
efforts  toward  keeping  up  the  attendance  to  what  it  was  six  months  ago,  but  now  that 
the  new  quarters  are  ready  the  fact  has  been  announced  and  students  are  beginning  to 
come  in  great  numbers.  Hardly  a  day  passes  but  what  one  or  more  new  students 
arrive.  The  college  enjoys  a  big  attendance  from  all  over  the  United  States,  and,  in 
fact,  from  all  over  the  world.  England,  Italy,  Japan,  Russia,  France,  Central  and 
South  America  and  Canada  have  contributed  their  quota  of  students,  several  from 
Japan  being  in  attendance  now. 

Effingham  can  well  feel  proud  of  Mr.  Bissell  and  his  institution.  He  will  not  stop 
with  his  present  work  and  his  present  achievement.  He  is  progressive  and  determined 
in  all  his  undertakings.  His  college  will  be  up-to-date  in  all  its  features.  If  any  new 
discovery  or  invention  makes  its  appearance  in  the  world,  Mr.  Bissell  will  incorporate 
it  in  his  institution.  The  world  is  his  territory  and  to  graduate  high-class  photog- 
raphers his  mission.  He  deserves  and  will  be  rewarded  with  fame  and  success  and 
Effingham  will  share  with  him  in  both  these  achievements. — Effingham  Daily 
Democrat,  Aug.  jo,  igoo. 

The  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  is  an  institution  that  has  a  great  future  in 
store  for  it.  This  college  has  a  complete  equipment  of  the  finest  machinery  and 
apparatus.  Up  to  the  opening  of  this  institution  the  photo-engraving  business 
has  been  a  closed  craft,  as  exclusive  as  the  ancient  trade  guilds  of  the  dark  ages.  A 
very  good  thing  for  those  who  are  in  it,  of  course.  Many  of  them  demand  and  get 
more  money  than  they  know  what  to  do  with  very  often.  Mr.  Bissell  has  opened  his 
college  none  to  soon.  All  who  wish  to  learn  this  enchanting  craft  may  now  avail 
themselves  of  a  first-class  opportunity  to  become  proficient  in  all  the  branches  of 
the  whole  process  of  photo-engraving.—  The  Engraver  and  Electrotyper,  Chicago. 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  at  Effingham,  Illinois,  outgrew  its  quarters 
some  time  ago.  And  so  plans  were  made  for  a  new  and  much  more  commodious 
building.  The  new  building  was  recently  completed  and  the  college  staff  and  students 
are  now  installed  in  quarters  that  realize  every  desirable  feature  that  the  most 
ambitious  of  amateurs  or  professionals  can  hope  for  as  an  aid  in  the  study  of 
up-to-date  photography. 

It  is  a  handsome  building,  exceptionally  complete  in  its  appointments  and  most 
picturesquely  located.  The  students  have  all  the  comforts  and  luxuries  of  a  well- 
ordered  home,  as  well  as  admirably  devised  facilities  for  studying  every  phase  of 
photographic  work  under  the  most  competent  instructors. — Paine 's  Photographic 
Magazine. 

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Last  month  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  moved  into  its  new  buildings, 
which  constitute  the  finest  photographic  quarters  in  the  world,  with  student?  *n  attend- 
ance from  all  parts  of  the  globe.  We  congratulate  Mr.  Bissell  on  the  success  which 
has  attended  his  venture,  and  wish  him  still  greater  prosperity.  We  believe  in  such 
institutions,  and  deplore  the  fact  that  so  excellent  a  school  is  not  to  be  found  in  the 
East. — Photo-American,  New  York. 


Effingham  can  well  feel  proud  of  Mr.  Bissell  and  his  institution.  He  will  not  stop 
with  his  present  work  or  his  present  achievement.  He  is  progressive  and  determined 
in  all  his  undertakings.  His  college  will  be  kept  up-to-date  in  all  its  features.  If  any 
new  discovery  or  invention  makes  its  appearance  in  the  world,  Mr.  Bissell  will  incorporate 
it  in  his  institution.  The  world  is  his  territory,  and  to  graduate  high-class  photog- 
raphers his  mission.  He  deserves  and  will  be  rewarded  with  fame  and  success,  and 
Effingham  will  share  with  him  in  both  these  achievements. — Snap  Shots,  New  York. 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  now  in  its  new  home,  and  from  all  descrip- 
tions a  very  handsome  one,  which  speaks  well  for  the  enterprise  of  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell, 
its  founder  and  present  owner.  The  very  closest  detail  has  been  looked  after,  and  the 
appointments  in  each  department  are  such  as  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  most 
exacting  student.  The  attendance  at  the  college  is  very  large,  and,  with  improved 
facilities  and  enlarged  faculty,  should  be  materially  increased.  Mr.  Bissell's  enterprise 
is  meeting  with  the  success  to  which  it  is  entitled.  —Photopivot,  Chicago. 


At  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving 

We  are  always  glad  to  get  the  latest  news  from  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography, 
as  there  is  always  "something  doing"  on  the  part  of  President  Bissell  and  his  able 
corps  of  instructors.  The  latest  development  is  a  complete  photo-engraving  plant  and 
department  for  instruction  in  that  art. 

The  art  is  an  important  one,  demanding  a  high  degree  of  skill  if  one  masters  all 
its  various  branches.  Good  salaries  are  the  rule  in  photo-engraving  establishments, 
and  graduates  from  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  course  should  be  in  a  position 
to  secure  good  positions,  or  conduct  plants  of  their  own. —  Western  Camera  Notes, 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 


Rapid  Growth 


The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  making  rapid  growth,  and,  finding  their 
facilities  inadequate,  the  management  has  lately  acquired  a  large  estate  in  Effingham, 
not  far  from  their  old  quarters,  we  understand,  and  will  at  once  begin  operations  on  a 
new  building,  which  it  is  intended  shall  be  equipped  throughout  in  the  most  perfect 
manner  possible.  This  school  of  photography  is,  we  believe,  unique  in  this  country  at 
least,  and  its  president,  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  is  to  be  congratulated  on  the  success  that 
has  attended  his  efforts  .—A  nthony's  Bulletin,  New  York. 

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Is  the  Teaching  of  the  College  Practical  ? 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  has  enrolled  many  new  students  for  the 
ensuing  session.  Many  former  students  are  now  conducting  galleries  of  their  own  in 
New  York  City  and  elsewhere  with  considerable  success,  which  seems  to  satisfactorily 
answer  the  question  often  asked  us,  "Is  the  teaching  of  the  college  practical  ?"  The 
new  catalogue  just  issued  by  the  college  may  be  had  on  application  to  President  L.  H. 
Bissell,  Effingham,  111. —  Wilson's  Photographic  Magazine,  New  York. 


Fees  Are  Very  Moderate 

The  course  of  instruction  as  given  in  this  school  is  thorough  in  all  branches. 
There  is  no  theory  without  practice.  Each  department  is  in  charge  of  operators  who 
are  not  only  experts,  but  possess  the  faculty  of  imparting  their  knowledge  to  others. 
Collective  and  individual  instruction  is  given,  and  the  student,  when  graduated,  is 
thoroughly  proficient,  and  has  no  trouble  in  securing  a  paying  position.  The  employers 
are  beginning  to  look  to  the  college  for  help,  realizing  that  men  who  have  picked  up 
their  knowledge  in  the  ordinary  way  as  apprentices  are  but  poorly  equipped  to  take 
charge  of  any  department,  as  they  have  not  learned  the  latest  and  best  methods- 
—  The  Trade  News,  Louisville,  Ky. 


Largest  of  Its  Kind 

On  another  page  will  be  found  the  address  of  the  "Illinois  College  of  Photog- 
raphy." This  institution  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  schools 
where  the  art-science  of  photography  is  taught.  We  learn  that  they  have  about  all 
the  applications  they  can  entertain  from  students  and  are  constantly  increasing  their 
space.  We  understand  that  those  who  graduate  enter  upon  the  serious  work  of 
professional  photography  with  every  evidence  of  success,  as  a  result  of  having  shared  the 
experience  of  up-to-date  manipulators,  who  have  devoted  their  lives  to  the  beautiful 
art  of  photography.  Those  who  contemplate  making  a  business  of  photography  can  get 
full  information  from  Prof.  L.  H.  Bissell,  president.  Effingham  is  a  very  pretty  city, 
undisturbed  by  the  noise  often  surrounding  educational  institutions. — Photographic 
Light. 


Positive  Proof  that  Good  Work  Is  Done 

We  have  before  us  the  elegant  catalogue  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography, 
Effingham,  111.  It  introduces  itself  to  your  notice  by  the  question:  "Have  you  ever 
known  or  heard  of  a  first-class  photographer  who  learned  the  business  in  a  thorough 
manner,  and  had  a  well  equipped  studio,  who  was  not  making  a  success  of  it,  or  who 
had  failed  in  business?"  After  an  experience  of  some  forty  years,  we  must  answer: 
No!  In  measuring  the  "breadth  of  brain"  of  the  faculty,  from  Professor  Bissell  down, 
by  the  photo-etchings  of  their  faces,  we  should  say  the  college  is  fully  prepared  to 
practically  answer  the  above  question,  and  is  turning  out  none  but  successful  photog- 
raphers and  that  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  a  positive  necessity. — The 
Southwestern  Photographer,  Dallas,  Texas,  November,  i8gg. 

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From  the  Professional   Photographer's  Notice   Board 

Having  added  to  the  curriculum  and  teaching  several  new  processes  in  the  past 
year,  the  management  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  of  Effingham,  111.,  advise 
us  that  they  shall  advance  the  tuition  soon.  Students  are  already  in  attendance  from 
over  thirty  different  states,  and  new  ones  coming  in  every  week,  and  the  attendance 
for  the  fall  term  promises  to  exceed  the  most  sanguine  expectations.  The  new  cata- 
logues of  the  college  are  now  ready  for  mailing,  and  anyone  needing  instruction  in 
special  lines,  or  who  intends  taking  up  photography  as  a  profession,  should  write  for 
one.  We  can  highly  recommend  this  college  to  our  readers  as  the  best  of  its  kind  in 
the  United  States. — Professional  Photographer,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Under  Competent  Management 

We  want  to  call  attention  to  the  advertisement  on  another  page  of  the  Illinois 
College  of  Photography  at  Effingham,  111.  We  have  already  taken  occasion  to  refer  to 
this  institution.  We  take  pleasure  in  referring  students  in  photography  to  the  Illinois 
college.  The  president,  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  is  known  to  us  personally,  and  we  are  sure 
he  is  a  competent  person  to  undertake  the  personal  direction  of  the  college.  Corre- 
spondence relating  to  the  college  should  be  addressed  to  Mr.  Bissell.  It  will  be  given 
prompt  attention. — Photographic  Review,  Chicago,  III. 


Successful  in   Management 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  Effingham,  111.,  has  been  so  successful  in 
management  that  students  are  registered  from  all  over  the  country,  and  the  fall  term 
promises  to  exceed  any  previous  course.  The  new  catalogue  is  now  ready,  containing 
a  full  "description  of  the  various  studies  and  methods  of  instruction  of  this  institution. 
All  who  are  desirous  of  making  photography  a  profession  should  correspond  with  the 
secretary. —  The  American  Journal  of  Photography. 


More   Room   Necessary 

Professor  Bissell,  as  the  head  and  moving  spirit  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photog- 
raphy, is  doing  a  great  work  in  making  it  the  most  splendid  institution  of  the  kind  in 
existence,  and  is  fast  giving  it  a  national  reputation.  The  Democrat  is  pleased  to 
note  the  constant  evidences  of  the  growth  of  the  college,  and  takes  pleasure  in  noting 
that  the  number  of  students  in  attendance  has  necessitated  the  enlargement  of  the 
capacity  of  the  college.  The  past  year  has  been  a  prosperous  one,  fifty  new  retouching 
desks  having  been  added  to  the  retouching  department  within  the  year.  Only  high-grade 
photography  is  taught,  and  this  has  become  so  well  known  to  the  best  photographers 
that  graduates  of  the  college  are  given  good  positions  at  once,  the  demand  for  them 
increasing  faster  than  the  supply.  Among  the  branches  most  called  for  are  retouching, 
posing,  lighting,  printing,  toning,  finishing,  developing,  etching,  carbon,  platinum, 
copying  enlarging,  although  they  teach  all  the  branches  followed  in  an  up-to-date 
studio.  Students  attend  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  and  all  of  them  are 
enthusiastic  over  the  work  and  the  thoroughness  of  the  course  of  instruction. — Effing- 
ham (III.}  Democrat. 

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Extraordinary  Success 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  at  Effingham,  Illinois,  is  teaching  a  high  grade 
of  art.  We  are  pleased  to  learn  that  this  institution  has  enjoyed  extraordinary 
success,  and  that  it  proposes  adding  to  the  curriculum  and  faculty  from  time  to  time. 
—  The  St.  Louis  and  Canadian  Photographer,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


A   Photo-American   Notice 

From  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  we  have  received  a  copy  of  their  new 
catalogue,  embracing  a  description  of  the  curriculum,  portraits  of  the  president  and 
faculty  and  other  interesting  information.  Students  are  in  attendance  from  thirty-odd 
states,  and  new  arrivals  are  fast  availing  themselves  of  this  practical  course,  in  which 
one  learns  more  and  better  in  one  month  than  in  six  months'  gallery  practice.  We  are 
glad  to  record  the  pronounced  success  Mr.  Bissell  has  made  of  this  institution,  and 
hope  that  any  who  contemplate  acquiring  a  thorough  education  in  photography,  or  a 
partial  course  in  the  higher  specialties,  will  write  to  the  president,  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  at 
Effingham,  Illinois,  for  full  particulars.  It  is  the  very  thing  we  need  in  the  United 
States,  this  College  of  Photography  ;  we  wish  it  constant  and  overflowing  attendance. 
— Photo- American,  New  York. 


Finest  in  the   Land 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  at  Effingham,  has  just  moved  into  its  new 
magnificent  building,  which  we  believe  to  be  the  finest  photographically  equipped 
institution  in  the  country.  Students  from  all  parts  of  the  globe  are  in  attendance, 
and  those  interested  would  do  well  to  get  one  of  the  new  catalogues  which  they  will 
have  ready  next  month.  Half-tone  reproductions  of  the  buildings  will  appear  in  their 
new  catalogue,  and  will  give  some  idea  of  the  institution,  as  well  as  the  justice  of  their 
claim  to  "the  finest  in  the  land."—  Photographic  Light. 


The  Only   One  that  Prospers 

The  growth  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  at  Effingham  is  phenomenal, 
yet,  when  we  come  to  consider,  is  nothing  but  what  might  be  expected  from  an  institu- 
tion so  much  needed  in  the  country  for  thorough  and  systematic  training  in  the  art 
and  science  of  photography,  for  photography  has  become  so  many  sided,  not  only  as 
the  handmaid  of  the  arts,  but  also  a  very  important  factor  in  general  education. 
Attempts  have  been  made  to  form  schools  for  the  teaching  of  photography,  but  the 
Illinois  institution  has  been  the  only  one  to  survive  and  prosper,  simply  because  it  is 
under  efficient  management  and  systematically  conducted.  The  increasing  popularity 
of  the  college  has  enabled  the  management  during  the  past  year  to  thoroughly  supply 
the  different  departments  with  all  modern  equipments  and  to  enlarge  the  curriculum 
of  studies;  to  secure  the  best  instructors  and  lecturers,  so  that  the  students  who  enter 
will  find  that  they  are  making  most  rapid  progress  either  in  any  special  course  they 
may  desire  to  take  up  or  in  the  thorough  study  of  the  art.  The  president,  L.  H.  Bissell. 
will  be  pleased  to  send  to  any  one  desiring  it  a  copy  of  the  new  catalogue  containing 
that  course  of  study  and  cost  of  tuition.—  American  Journal  of  Photography. 

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Are  to  Be  Envied 

The  new  catalogue  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  at  hand  and  is  embel- 
lished with  illustrations  of  the  new  home  secured  by  the  college  by  a  recent  deal 
involving  the  sum  of  $100,000.  In  seeing  the  beautiful  interiors  and  fine  external 
appearance  of  the  new  college  building,  one  cannot  but  feel  a  little  envious  of  the 
students  who  are  learning  photography  under  such  auspicious  conditions  and  the  able 
management  which  we  know  to  be  in  charge.  Anyone  sending  for  the  catalogue  will 
be  gladly  supplied,  and  will  find  it  a  revelation  as  to  modern  methods  of  photographic 
instruction. —  Western  Camera  Notes,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

A  Reliable  Institution 

The  following  extract  is  taken  from  the  American  Postmaster,  published  in 
Eflingham,  III,  and  edited  by  Hon.  R.  P.  Lawson,  postmaster  of  the  city,  who 
recommends  our  school  to  anyone  inquiring  of  its  merits: 

"The  New  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  Effingham,  111.,  stands  as  an  imperish- 
able monument  to  energy  and  advertising.  This  institution  was  established  about 
eleven  years  ago  in  connection  with  the  splendid  studio  which  its  founder,  Mr.  L.  H. 
Bissell,  was  then  conducting.  It  was  and  is  the  only  college  of  its  kind  in  the  world, 
and  from  the  suite  of  rooms  soon  grew  to  occupy  the  entire  twenty-two  rooms  in  the 
original  building.  Soon  another  was  secured,  and  finally  a  third  building  was  added 
and  filled  with  students  in  a  very  short  time.  When  we  took  charge  of  the  postoffice, 
just  two  years  ago,  we  found  upon  the  desk  a  number  of  letters  to  the  postmaster 
from  different  parts  of  the  country,  asking  as  to  the  character  of  the  college.  These 
were  promptly  answered  in  as  favorable  a  light  as  we  could  give,  and  it  is  a  source 
of  great  satisfaction  to  know  that  a  number  of  young  men  and  women  who  came  upon 
our  recommendation  of  it  are  now  engaged  in  business  for  themselves  or  holding 
desirable  positions  in  many  of  the  leading  studios  of  the  United  States,  while  quite  a 
number  from  foreign  countries  have  availed  themselves  of  its  advantages.  We  receive 
more  letters  concerning  this  college  than  upon  all  other  subjects,  except  the  Ameri- 
can Postmaster,  and  it  is  a  pleasure  to  answer  them  as  favorably  as  we  know  how, 
believing  that  it  may  be  the  means  of  giving  some  young  man  or  woman  a  pleasant 
and  remunerative  occupation  for  life.  Mr.  Bissell  advertises  extensively,  and  strives 
to  fully  maintain  every  promise  set  forth  in  his  announcements.  He  has  lately  pur- 
chased the  finest  building  in  the  city,  to  which  extensive  additions  are  being  built,  and 
especially  equipped  with  all  accessories  for  teaching  every  branch  of  the  business  to 
perfection.  It  is  now  the  principal  patron  of  the  postoffice  in  this  city,  using  more 
postage  and  receiving  more  mail  than  any  other  institution,  as  a  result  of  energy  and 
judicious  advertising  coupled  with  an  enterprise  of  highest  merit.'' 

Not  an  Experiment 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  no  longer  the  experiment  that  it  once  was. 
Of  the  great  number  of  students  that  take  a  course  in  their  college  every  year,  all 
express  thorough  satisfaction  at  the  benefit  they  have  derived  from  the  tuition.  We 
would  recommend  to  those  interested  to  write  to  the  college. —  The  Camera  and 
Dark  Room,  New  York  City. 

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Extraordinary  Success 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  now  established  in  its  new  location  at 
Effingham,  111.,  and,  judging  from  the  illustrated  pamphlet  which  has  been  forwarded 
to  us,  this  institution  is  very  richly  and  thoroughly  equipped,  not  only  with  all  the 
modern  improvements  in  art,  but  possesses  a  complete  faculty  of  trained  instructors, 
making  it  a  most  efficient  school  for  the  thorough  study  of  photography.  .  The  college 
enjoys  a  large  attendance  from  all  over  the  United  States,  and  students  from  various 
parts  of  the  world  are  among  its  attendants.  The  college  is  still  growing,  and  will  be 
kept  quite  up-to-date  in  all  its  features — Camera,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


A  Thorough   Institution 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  sends  a  prospectus  that  should  be  interesting 
reading  to  those  desirous  of  acquiring  a  business  and  practical  knowledge  of  photog- 
raphy, as  they  will  learn  that  it  can  be  obtained  in  shorter  time  and  for  less  money 
than  could  be  by  any  other  trade  or  profession.  The  college,  as  we  have  frequently 
noticed,  is  situated  in  Effingham,  111. ,  is  thoroughly  equipped  for  the  teaching  of 
retouching,  modeling,  etching,  posing,  lighting  and  composition,  developing,  printing 
toning  and  fixing,  including  carbon  and  platinotype,  either  separately  or  as  a  whole, 
and  by  a  staff  of  ten  competent  teachers. — American  Amateur  Photographer, 
New  York  City. 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography 

The  past  year  has  been  an  exceedingly  prosperous  one  for  the  Illinois  College  of 
Photography  at  Effingham,  111.  Students  are  in  attendance  from  over  thirty  different 
states,  and  new  ones  are  rapidly  coming  in.  Reports  from  graduates  show  that 
situations  at  good  salaries  are  readily  obtained,  showing  the  thoroughness  of  the 
course  of  instruction.  Additions  having  been  made  to  the  curriculum,  several  new 
processes  will  be  taught,  and  the  price  of  tuition  will  be  advanced  soon.  All  branches 
are  taught,  including  the  different  mechanical  processes.  A  new  catalogue,  in  course 
of  preparation,  containing  all  necessary  information,  will  be  ready  in  a  short  time, 
and  a  postal  card  request  addressed  to  the  college  at  Effingham,  111. ,  will  bring  you  a 
copy. —  The  Trade  News,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Photo-engravers  Are  Like  Diamonds 

The  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving,  of  Effingham,  111.,  have  issued  their  cata- 
logue and  prospectus  for  years  1904  and  1905,  and  no  higher  tribute  can  be  paid  to 
this  institution  of  learning  than  to  inform  our  readers  that  it  is  under  the  management 
of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography.  No  branches  of  photography  has  shown 
greater  improvements,  and  none  offer  more  golden  opportunities  to  the  thoroughly 
accomplished  worker,  than  photo-engraving.  He  need  not  seek  work,  as,  like  a 
diamond,  he  is  diligently  sought  after,  and  we  would  advise  our  readers  to  write  for  a 
catalogue  and  to  peruse  it  very  carefully  with  the  idea  of  ultimately  adopting  this 
branch  of  the  profession. — Photo  Critic,  New  York. 

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School  of  Practical  Training 

The  growth  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is  again  demonstrated  in  the 
recent  establishment  of  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  on  the  college  grounds 
at  Effingham,  111.  The  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  is  intended  as  a  school  of 
practical  training  under  the  direction  of  photo-engravers  of  skill  and  ability.  Excel- 
lent facilities  are  afforded  the  student  for  a  thorough  course  in  the  work.  The 
catalogue  of  the  college,  just  issued,  contains  a  list  of  the  officers  and  faculty  of  the 
college  and  a  very  comprehensive  outline  of  the  course  of  study  to  be  followed.  Full 
information  maybe  had  by  applying  to  L.  H.  Bissell,  president,  Effingham,  111. —  Wil- 
son's Photo  Magazine,  New  York. 


An  Essential  Factor  in  the  Photographic  World 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  has  by  its  age  and  the  character  of  its  students 
proved  itself  to  be  an  undoubted  success.  Every  year  it  has  taken  a  stronger  position 
in  its  influence  upon  the  profession,  and  the  outlook  is  that  in  but  few  more  years  to 
come  it  will  be  an  essential  factor  in  the  photographic  world.  Emboldened  by  its 
success,  Mr.  Bissell,  the  founder  of  the  institution,  has  made  another  foward  movement 
by  establishing  the  Bissell  School  of  Photo-engraving.  The  prospectus  of  this  latest 
institution  has  just  come  to  hand,  and  a  careful  reading  of  it  shows  conclusively  tha  t 
it  is  fully  equipped  with  all  the  latest  appliances,  while  the  teachers  are  capable  of 
giving  instruction  in  both  the  theoretical  principles  and  the  application  thereof.  The 
Bissell  School  of  Photo-engraving  is  located  at  Effingham,  Illinois. — Photo- Beacon, 
Chicago. 

Wonderful  Success 

From  Bissell's  College  of  Photo-engraving  we  have  received  a  handsome  catalog 
fully  describing  this  new  departure  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  whose 
wonderful  success  is  well  known  to  the  photographic  profession  through  the  Illinois 
College  of  Photography.  Like  the  last  named,  this  institution  is  also  located  in  Effing- 
ham, 111.  The  catalog  and  prospectus  is  a  beautiful  work  and  we  would  advise  sending 
for  one  at  once.  Photo-engraving  rightly  belongs  to  photography,  for  its  mechanical 
perfection  would  be  impossible  without  photography's  aid,  and  every  photographer 
should  take  an  interest  in  this  universally  used  process. — Photo  Mirror,  St.  Louis. 


Practical  School  of  Photo-engraving 

The  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  sends  a  copy  of  an  elaborate  catalog.  If 
the  illustrations  are  samples  of  the  half-tone  work  executed  in  the  school  they  speak 
well  for  the  instruction  and  the  faculty  back  of  it.  This  is  again  a  "pioneer"  effort 
on  the  part  of  Mr.  Bissell,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  now  well  known  Illinois  College 
of  Photography,  which  he  started  as  the  original  institution  of  its  kind.  Mr.  Bissell  is 
awake  to  the  need  of  a  practical  school  of  photo-engraving,  and  with  the  complete 
equipment  described  in  his  catalog  has  certainly  met  the  demand  most  adequately  and 
can  "make  good"  to  all  who  take  a  course  of  instruction  under  his  management.  A 
beautiful  booklet  describing  the  college  and  its  method  of  instruction  will  be  sent  upon 
the  receipt  of  a  postal  card  requesting  same. — Camera  Craft,  San  Francisco. 

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Step  in  the  Right  Direction 


Only  a  few  years  ago  the  city  of  Effingham,  111.,  was  comparatively  unknown, 
but  we  doubt  if  a  city  of  5,000  inhabitants  is  better  known  to-day  than  Effingham. 
This  publicity  has  been  reached  through  the  liberal  advertising  and  popularity  of 
the  Illinois  College  of  Photography  and  its  hustling  president,  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell.  Mr. 
Bissell,  appreciating  the  fact  that  photo-engraving,  owing  to  its  rapid  strides  and 
improvements,  was  not  receiving  proper  recognition  and  that  the  skilled  labor 
obtainable  was  not  equal  to  the  demand,  has  founded  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo- 
engraving at  Effingham.  This  is,  indeed,  a  step  in  the  right  direction,  and  Mr.  Bissell 
deserves  praise  for  his  enterprise.  In  our  thirty  years  experience  in  the  printing 
business  we  have  followed  the  advancements,  and  as  the  printing  of  half-tones  and 
chromatic  work  has  become  so  exacting,  we  can  appreciate  Mr.  Bissell's  efforts 
towards  making  successful  workers  in  the  engraving  field.  A  beautiful  booklet, 
describing  the  college  and  its  method  of  instruction  will  be  sent  upon  the  receipt  of  a 
postal  card  requesting  same. — The  Camera,  Philadelphia; 

Grand  Success 

The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  has  established  a  school  for  instruction  in  the 
art  of  photo-engraving,  under  President  Bissell's  competent  instruction.  There  is  no 
doubt  that  this  will  be  a  great  success. — Photo-Amencan,  Stamford,  Ct. 

Success   Predicted 

We  are  in  receipt  of  a  catalog  for  1904  from  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo- 
engraving at  Effingham,  111.  This  institution  has  recently  been  started  by  the 
managers  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography.  From  the  information  gained  from 
the  catalog  and  other  sources  we  predict  a  success  for  this  new  institution  equalled 
only  by  that  of  the  College  of  Photography  itself. — Photographic  Review,  Chicago. 

School  of  Inestimable  Value 

We  have  received  a  catalog  of  the  new  photo-engraving  school  established  by  the 
Illinois  College  of  Photography  at  Effingham,  and  it  sets  forth  the  aims  and  purposes 
of  this  school  in  a  most  attractive  manner.  The  Illinois  College  of  Photography  is 
doing  a  great  work,  and  this  new  school  will  prove  of  inestimable  value  to  the  maker 
and  user  of  half-tones  all  through  the  country.  It  is  practically  an  undeveloped  field 
and  the  school  should  be  successful  from  the  very  beginning.  The  Trade  News  wishes 
them  great  success.  —  Trade  News,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Unprecedented   Success 

Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  who  gained  a  national  reputation  in  the  photographic  world 
due  to  the  unprecedented  success  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography,  recently 
founded  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving.  We  admire  Mr.  Bissell  for  his 
enterprise.  We  anticipate  rapid  progress  for  the  new  college.  The  Bissell  College  of 
Photo-engraving  is  located  at  Effingham,  111.  A  liberally  illustrated  and  very 
interesting  catalog  can  be  had  without  charge  by  writing  for  it. — Photopivot, 
Chicago. 

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Thorough   Course 

We  have  just  received  the  catalog  of  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving, 
Effingham,  111.  The  catalog  itself  is  a  work  of  art,  and  the  course  in  photo-engraving 
is  so  thorough  that  anyone  taking  the  same  would  be  sure  of  a  position  as  soon  as  they 
had  completed  it.  We  have  always  found  the  demand  for  Al  photo-engravers  was  far 
in  excess  of  the  supply.  They  expect  the  attendance  at  the  college  will  be  very  large, 
as  no  such  opportunities  are  offered  anywhere  else. — Ohio  Photo  Nevus,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Can  "Make  Good"  to  All 

Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  sends  a  copy  of  a  beautifully  gotten  up 
catalog.  If  the  illustrations  are  samples  of  the  half-tone  work  executed  in  the  school, 
they  speak  well  for  the  institution  and  the  faculty  back  of  it.  This  is  again  a  pioneer 
effort  on  the  part  of  Mr.  L.  H.  Bissell,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  now  well  known 
Illinois  College  of  Photography,  which  he  started  as  the  original  institution  of  its  kind. 
Mr.  Bissell  is  awake  to  the  need  of  a  practical  school  of  engraving  and  with  the 
complete  equipment  described  in  his  catalog,  has  certainly  met  the  demand  most 
adequately  and  can  "make  good"  to  all  who  take  a  course  of  instruction  under  his 
management —  Western  Camera  Notes,  Minneapolis. 

An   Institution  of  Importance 

A  new  catalog  of  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving  has  just  been  received. 
This  college  is  located  at  Effingham,  111.,  and  from  the  numerous  half-tones  of 
photographs  shown  in  the  catalog  it  has  become  an  institution  of  importance.  The 
catalog  is  handsomely  printed,  and  those  interested  will  do  well  to  send  for  a  copy.  — 
American  Printer,  New  York. 

Lew  Bissell,  Mayor  of  Effingham 

The  election  of  Mr.  Bissell  as  mayor  at  this  time  is  for  him  and  his  profession  a 
very  unique  and  appropriate  compliment,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  Illinois  State 
Association  of  Photographers,  of  which  he  has  long  been  a  member,  meets  here  next 
month,  and  his  first  official  duty  will  be  to  welcome  the  association  to  the  city  that  has  thus 
honored  one  of  their  number,  the  distinction  being  won  as  a  recognition  of  his  worth 
to  the  community  as  a  photographer  and  President  of  the  Illinois  College  of  Photography 
and  the  Bissell  College  of  Photo-engraving,  twin  institutions  that  have  made  our  city 
and  its  new  mayor  famous  throughout  the  world,  and  that  are  doing  more  than  all  else 
to  make  the  art-science  of  photography  the  peer  of  any  profession  in  which  a  young 
man  or  woman  can  engage. — The  McKinleyan,  Effingham. 


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